{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/amos/6","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T23:46:05.838Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Amos","bookSlug":"amos","chapter":6,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":5,"nextChapter":7,"totalChapters":9,"totalVerses":14},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Woe to them <i>that are</i> at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, <i>which are</i> named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: <i>be they</i> better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"That chant to the sound of the viol, <i>and</i> invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that <i>is</i> by the sides of the house, <i>Is there</i> yet <i>any</i> with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Shall horses run upon the rock? will <i>one</i> plow <i>there</i> with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness."}],"citation":{"inline":"Amos 6 (KJV)","markdown":"[Amos 6](https://primebible.com/kjv/amos/6)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/amos/6 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}