Chapter 6
1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion , and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria , the notable men of the chief of the nations , to whom the house of Israel come !
2 Go to Calneh , and see . From there go to Hamath the great . Then go down to Gath of the Philistines . Are they better than these kingdoms ? Is their border greater than your border ?
3 Alas for you who put far away the evil day , and cause the seat of violence to come near ,
4 who lie on beds of ivory , and stretch themselves on their couches , and eat the lambs out of the flock , and the calves out of the middle of the stall ,
5 who strum on the strings of a harp , who invent for themselves instruments of music , like David ;
6 who drink wine in bowls , and anoint themselves with the best oils , but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph .
7 Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive . The feasting and lounging will end.
8 " The Lord GOD has sworn by himself ," says the LORD , the God of Armies : " I abhor the pride of Jacob , and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it .
9 It will happen that if ten men remain in one house , they will die .
10 " When a man ’s relative carries him , even he who burns him , to bring bodies out of the house , and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house , ‘ Is there yet any with you ?’ And he says, ‘ No ;’ then he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not mention the LORD ’s name .’
11 " For , behold , the LORD commands , and the great house will be smashed to pieces , and the little house into bits.
12 Do horses run on the rocky crags ? Does one plough there with oxen ? But you have turned justice into poison , and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness ,
13 you who rejoice in a thing of nothing , who say , ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength ?’
14 For , behold , I will raise up against you a nation , house of Israel ," says the LORD , the God of Armies ; " and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah ."