Amos 6:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

To them

At ease

Jeremiah 7:4

And trust

Amos 4:1

Amos 8:14

1 Kings 16:24

Named

Exodus 19:5

Lamentations 1:1

Chief

James 1:18

General references

Zechariah 1:15

Bible References

To them

So the five men left and went to Laish, and observed the people who were living there carefree, as Sidonians tend to do, in peace and quiet. There was no ruler in the land oppressing them for any reason. They were living far away from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone.

"As for you ladies of leisure Get up and listen to my voice! You daughters who feel so complacent hear what I have to say!

The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: "Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting flames?"

Moab has been at ease from his youth. He has been undisturbed like wine on its dregs and not poured from vessel to vessel. He has not gone into exile. Therefore, his flavor has remained, and his aroma has not changed.

"Arise, go up against a nation at ease, living securely," declares the LORD, "without gates or bars, living alone.

"But how terrible it will be for you who are rich, because you have had your comfort!

So he began to think to himself, "What should I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

You have lived in luxury and pleasure on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

Throw all your worry on him, because he cares for you.

At ease

"Change your ways and your deeds, and I'll let you live in this place. Don't trust deceptive words like these, and say, "The Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD,'

And trust

"Listen to this message, you fat cows from Bashan, who live on the Samaritan mountains, who oppress the poor, who rob the needy, and who constantly ask your husbands for one more drink!"

Those who have been swearing oaths by the sin of Samaria, or who say, "As your god lives, Dan"' or who say, "As the way of Beer-sheba lives"' will fall, and will never rise again."

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, fortified the hill, and named the city Samaria after Shemer, the former owner of the hill.

Named

And now if you carefully obey me and keep my covenant, you are to be my special possession out of all the nations, because the whole earth belongs to me,

How lonely she lies, the city that thronged with people! Like a widow she has become, this great one among nations! The princess among provinces has become a vassal.

Chief

In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.

General references

I am deeply angry with the nations who are complacent, with whom I was only a little displeased but they made things worse!"