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Amos 6:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border? "

Amos 6:2

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1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

2 Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border?

3 Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,

4 who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,

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Amos 3:9

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"Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”"

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1 Samuel 17:52

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"The men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as Gai and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and to Ekron."

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1 Samuel 10:5

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"“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying."

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Deuteronomy 1:7

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"Turn, and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the places near there: in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the South, by the seashore, in the land of the Canaanites, and in Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates."

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Genesis 10:19

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"The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha."

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Deuteronomy 11:30

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"Aren’t they beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah near Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?"

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Amos 6:1

"Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!"

Amos 6:3

"Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,"

Amos 6:4

"who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,"

Amos 6:5

"who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;"

Amos 6:6

"who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph."

Amos 6:7

"Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive. The feasting and lounging will end."

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