Amos 6:5

They idly sing to the sound of the lyre, thinking themselves songwriters like David,

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

In Context

4They lie on ivory couches, sprawl on their divans, eat choice lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall.

6they drink bowlfuls of wine, and anoint themselves with the finest of oil. But they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Read all of Amos 6

Cross References

Genesis 31:27Why did you flee secretly, stealing away from me without telling me? I would have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp –

Amos 8:3The singing women in the palace will howl on that day, says the Lord: Corpses everywhere, thrown out in silence.

Revelation 18:22No more will the music of harpers, or minstrels, or flute players, or trumpeters be heard in you, no more will any worker, skilled in any art, be found in you; no more will the sound of a mill be heard in you;

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:2-8

The Danger of False Security. ( b. c. 790.) 1 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! 2 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? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Amos 6:5