Amos 6:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Amos 6:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

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KJV

King James Version

That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

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WEB

World English Bible

who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

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ASV

American Standard Version

that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

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Amos 6

⁴ You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

⁵ You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.

⁶ You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

⁷ Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.

⁸ The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

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