Amos 6:7

So they will now go into exile with the first exiles, 1 and the feasts of those who lounge about will pass away. 1

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In The King James Version

Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

In Context

6They drink wine from bowls 1 and anoint themselves with the finest oils, 1 but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. 1

8“I, the Lord Yahweh, have sworn by myself 1 —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts, 1 I detest the pride of Jacob; 1 I hate his fortresses. 1 Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.”

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:16They went out at noon. Ben Hadad had been drinking himself drunk in his tent, he and the thirty-two lesser kings who were supporting him.

Esther 5:12Haman said, “Queen Esther invited no one else but me to come with the king to the feast she prepared. Even tomorrow I am again invited by her along with the king.

Esther 7:8Then the king returned from the palace garden into the room where the wine had been served. Haman had just fallen on the couch where Esther was. The king said, “Will he assault the queen in my presence in my own house?” As soon as this sentence came out of the king's mouth, the servants covered Haman's face.

Isaiah 24:8The happy sound of the tambourines stops, and the revelry of those who rejoice; 1 the joy of the lyre ceases. 1

Amos 4:3You will go out through the breaks in the city wall, 1 each one of you going straight through it, 1 and you will be thrown out toward Harmon 1 —this is Yahweh's declaration.” 1

Amos 5:27Therefore I will exile you beyond Damascus,” 1 says Yahweh, 1 whose name is the God of hosts.

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 →

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