Amos 6:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;”
Amos 6:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 6:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 6:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,”
Amos 6:4 — World English Bible
Amos 6:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; ”
Amos 6:4 — American Standard Version
Amos 6:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who are lying down on beds of ivory, And are spread out on their couches, And are eating lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the stall,”
Amos 6:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 6:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall; ”
Amos 6:4 — Darby Translation
Amos 6:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They lie vpon beddes of yuorie, and stretch themselues vpon their beddes, and eate the lambes of the flocke, and the calues out of the stall.”
Amos 6:4 — Geneva Bible
Amos 6:4 in Context — Amos 6
2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
What Does Amos 6:4 Mean?
Amos 6:4 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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