Amos 6:1
Konteks6:1 Woe 1 to those who live in ease in Zion, 2
to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria.
They think of themselves as 3 the elite class of the best nation.
The family 4 of Israel looks to them for leadership. 5
Amos 6:4
Konteks6:4 They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, 6
and sprawl out on their couches.
They eat lambs from the flock,
and calves from the middle of the pen.
[6:1] 1 tn On the Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy; “ah, woe”) as a term of mourning, see the notes in 5:16, 18.
[6:1] 2 sn Zion is a reference to Jerusalem.
[6:1] 3 tn The words “They think of themselves as” are supplied in the translation for clarification. In the Hebrew text the term נְקֻבֵי (nÿquvey; “distinguished ones, elite”) is in apposition to the substantival participles in the first line.