6:1 Woe 1 to those who live in ease in Zion, 2
to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria.
They think of themselves as 3 the elite class of the best nation.
The family 4 of Israel looks to them for leadership. 5
6:2 They say to the people: 6
“Journey over to Calneh and look at it!
Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah! 7
Then go down to Gath of the Philistines!
Are they superior to our two 8 kingdoms?
Is their territory larger than yours?” 9
6:3 You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, 10
but you establish a reign of violence. 11
6:4 They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, 12
and sprawl out on their couches.
They eat lambs from the flock,
and calves from the middle of the pen.
6:5 They sing 13 to the tune of 14 stringed instruments; 15
like David they invent 16 musical instruments.
6:6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, 17
and pour the very best oils on themselves. 18
Yet they are not concerned over 19 the ruin 20 of Joseph.
6:7 Therefore they will now be the first to go into exile, 21
and the religious banquets 22 where they sprawl on couches 23 will end.
6:8 The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. 24
The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking:
“I despise Jacob’s arrogance;
I hate their 25 fortresses.
I will hand over to their enemies 26 the city of Samaria 27 and everything in it.”
6:9 If ten men are left in one house, they too will die. 6:10 When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses, 28 pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond, “Be quiet! Don’t invoke the Lord’s name!” 29