Amos Chapter 6
Yo, keep an eye on those chillin’ in Zion, acting all high and mighty on Samaria’s peak, where Israel rolls up!
Woe to them {that are} at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, {which are} named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! {are at...: or, are secure} {chief: or, firstfruits}
Slide on over to Calneh and check it out; then hit up massive Hamath, and scope Gath of the Philistines: are they really riding higher than these kingdoms?
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: {be they} better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
Y’all who shove the bad juju away and let the chaos slide in, fr.
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; {seat: or, habitation}
They be loungin’ on plush beds, flexin’ on couches, gnawing on lambs and calves, like everything’s all good.
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; {stretch...: or, abound with superfluities}
They vibin’ to the viol and dropping their own tracks, just like David did.
That chant to the sound of the viol, {and} invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; {chant: or, quaver}
Sippin’ wine from bowls and drenching themselves in the finest oils, but they ain't even peeped Joseph’s struggle, no cap.
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. {wine...: or, in bowls of wine} {affliction: Heb. breach}
So, they’re about to be taken captive first, and all their cozy vibes are gonna disappear.
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
The Lord's saying, “I’m not vibing with Jacob’s fancy life; I’m over his palaces, and I’m takin’ the city and everything in it.”
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. {that...: Heb. the fulness thereof}
And just wait, if there’s ten dudes left in one crib, they’re all gonna check out.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
An uncle’s gonna scoop him up, and the one who cremates him is gonna grab the bones, asking if anyone’s still kicking, and it’ll be all silent. Then he’s like, “Shh, we can’t even drop the Lord’s name.”
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that {is} by the sides of the house, {Is there} yet {any} with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. {we...: or, they will not, or, have not}
Peep this, the Lord’s calling the shots, and He’s gonna tear down the big house and smash the little one.
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. {breaches: or, droppings}
Can horses sprint on rocks? Can you plow there with oxen? You’ve twisted justice into bitterness and righteousness into poison.
Shall horses run upon the rock? will {one} plow {there} with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
Y’all who hype nothing up, thinking your power comes from your own grind, sus.
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
But hear me out, I’m sending a nation against you, O house of Israel, says the Lord of hosts; they’re gonna mess you up from Hemath to the wilderness river.
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. {river: or, valley}