Amos 6:6

6:6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, ¹ 

and pour the very best oils on themselves. ² 

Yet they are not concerned over ³  the ruin ⁴  of Joseph.

Amos 7:15

7:15 Then the Lord took me from tending ⁵  flocks and gave me this commission, ⁶  ‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!’

[6:6]  ¹ sn Perhaps some religious rite is in view, or the size of the bowls is emphasized (i.e., bowls as large as sacrificial bowls).

[6:6]  ² tn Heb “with the best of oils they anoint [themselves].”

[6:6]  ³ tn Or “not sickened by.”

[6:6]  ⁴ sn The ruin of Joseph may refer to the societal disintegration in Israel, or to the effects of the impending judgment.

[7:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “from [following] after.”

[7:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the Lord said to me.”