# Amos 6.7

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**Book:** [Amos](/codex/amos/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6. that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
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> **7. Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.**
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> 8. The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, 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. 9. And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. (Amos 6:5-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6. who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
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> **7. Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.**
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> 8. “The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it. 9. It will happen, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. (Amos 6:5-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; <sup>chant: or, quaver</sup> 6. That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. <sup>wine: or, in bowls of wine</sup> <sup>affliction: Heb. breach</sup>
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> **7. Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.**
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> 8. 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. <sup>that: Heb. the fulness thereof</sup> 9. And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. (Amos 6:5-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music; 6. Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And [with] chief perfumes anoint [themselves], And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
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> **7. Therefore now they remove at the head of the captives, And turned aside is the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones.**
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> 8. Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts: I am abominating the excellency of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fulness. 9. And if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass, that they have died. (Amos 6:5-9, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [H7218 - rosh](/codex/h7218-rosh/), *rosh*, Strong's H7218

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## Quoted in

**Passages:**

- [Amos 6.1](/codex/amos-6-1/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.