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Amos 6:1
New English Translation
Amos 6:1
New English Translation
The Party is over for the Rich
6 Woe[a] to those who live in ease in Zion,[b]
to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria.
They think of themselves as[c] the elite class of the best nation.
The family[d] of Israel looks to them for leadership.[e]
Footnotes
- Amos 6:1 tn On the Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy; “ah, woe”) as a term of mourning, see the notes in 5:16, 18.
- Amos 6:1 sn Zion is a reference to Jerusalem.
- Amos 6:1 tn The words “They think of themselves as” are supplied in the translation for clarification. In the Hebrew text the term נְקֻבֵי (nequvey; “distinguished ones, elite”) is in apposition to the substantival participles in the first line.
- Amos 6:1 tn Heb “house.”
- Amos 6:1 tn Heb “comes to them.”
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