Yehezkiel 16:49

16:49 “‘See here – this was the iniquity ¹  of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help ²  the poor and needy.

Amos 6:1

The Party is over for the Rich

6:1 Woe ³  to those who live in ease in Zion, ⁴ 

to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria.

They think of themselves as ⁵  the elite class of the best nation.

The family ⁶  of Israel looks to them for leadership. ⁷ 

Lukas 16:19

The Rich Man and Lazarus

16:19 “There was a rich man who dressed in purple ⁸  and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously ⁹  every day.

[16:49]  ¹ tn Or “guilt.”

[16:49]  ² tn Heb “strengthen the hand of.”

[6:1]  ³ tn On the Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy; “ah, woe”) as a term of mourning, see the notes in 5:16, 18.

[6:1]  ⁴ sn Zion is a reference to Jerusalem.

[6:1]  ⁵ 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.

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “house.”

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “comes to them.”

[16:19]  ⁸ sn Purple describes a fine, expensive dye used on luxurious clothing, and by metonymy, refers to clothing colored with that dye. It pictures someone of great wealth.

[16:19]  ⁹ tn Or “celebrated with ostentation” (L&N 88.255), that is, with showing off. Here was the original conspicuous consumer.