Amos 6:4 BSB — MannaFest

Amos 6:4

You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

BSB

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ASV

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;

KJV

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;

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

That lie upon beds of ivory,.... That were made of it, or inlaid with it, or covered with it, as the Targum; nor was it improbable that these were made wholly of ivory, for such beds we read of: Timaeus says (r), the Agrigentines had beds entirely made of ivory; and Horace (s) also speaks of such beds: and if any credit can be given to the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem on Gen 50:1. Joseph made his father Jacob to lie on a bed of ivory.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They had no concern at all for the interests of the church of God, and of the nation, that were sinking and going to decay: They are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph; the church of God, including both the kingdoms of Judah and Israel (which are called Joseph, Ps. lxxx. 1 ), was in distress, invaded, insulted, and broken in upon.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That lie upon beds of ivory - The word הוי hoi, wo, is understood at the beginning of each of the first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth verses. The beds mentioned here may be either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; and these among the ancients were ornamented with ivory inlaid. They were called lectos eburatos by Plautus, lectos eburnos by Horace, “ivory beds.” Probably those ornamented with shells, or mother-of-pearl, may be intended. Several works of this kind may be still seen in Palestine and other places.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙	ha.sho.khe.Vim	those [who] lie	H7901 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מִטּ֣וֹת	mi.Tot	beds of	H4296 →
שֵׁ֔ן	Shen	ivory	H8127 →
וּסְרֻחִ֖ים	u.se.ru.Chim	and [people] sprawled out	H5628 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑ם	ar.so.Tam	couches their	H6210 →
וְאֹכְלִ֤ים	ve.'o.khe.Lim	and [those who] eat	H398 →
כָּרִים֙	ka.Rim	lambs	H3733 →
מִצֹּ֔אן	mi.Tzon	from [the] flock	H6629 →
וַעֲגָלִ֖ים	va.'a.ga.Lim	and calves	H5695 →
מִתּ֥וֹךְ	mi.Tokh	from [the] midst of	H8432 →
מַרְבֵּֽק׃	mar.Bek	[the] stall	H4770 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 5:5
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:6
  But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
- Luke 16:25
  But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
- Luke 16:19
  Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- Jeremiah 12:3
  But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.
- Amos 6:1
  Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
Through
Amos 3:12
This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:34–37
  David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
- Romans 11:4–5
  And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
- Isaiah 31:4
  For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not…

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06About Amos

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