You dismiss any thought of the evil day(A)
and bring in a reign of violence.(B)

They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,(C)
sprawled out on their couches,(D)
and dine on lambs from the flock(E)
and calves from the stall.
They improvise songs[a] to the sound of the harp(F)
and invent[b] their own musical instruments like David.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:5 Hb obscure
  2. Amos 6:5 Or compose on

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