AMOS 6:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οὐαὶ τοῖς ἐξουθενοῦσι Σιὼν, καὶ τοῖς πεποιθόσιν ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος Σαμαρείας, ἀπετρύγησαν ἀρχὰς ἐθνῶν, καὶ εἰσῆλθον αὐτοί. οἶκος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ
(Ouai tois exouthenousi Siōn, kai tois pepoithosin epi to oros Samareias, apetrugaʸsan arⱪas ethnōn, kai eisaʸlthon autoi. oikos tou Israaʸl )

BrTr Woe to them that set at nought Sion, and that trust in the mountain of Samaria: they have gathered the harvest of the heads of the nations, and they have gone in themselves.

ULT Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
⇔ and to those who are secure in the hill country of Samaria,
⇔ the notable men of the best of the nations,
⇔ to whom the house of Israel comes for help!

UST Terrible things will happen to you people in Jerusalem who are not worried about anything,
⇔ and also to you leaders who live on the hill of the city of Samaria, you who think that you are safe.
⇔ You call yourselves the most important people in the world,
⇔ and you are the leaders to whom Israelites go for help.

BSB ⇔ Woe to those at ease in Zion
⇔ and those secure on Mount Samaria,
⇔ the distinguished ones of the foremost nation,
⇔ to whom the house of Israel comes.

OEB Sorrow awaits who are carefree in Zion,
⇔ overconfident on the mountain of Samaria!
⇔ The elite of this, the best of nations,
⇔ on whom the people of Israel rest their hopes!

WEBBE Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
⇔ and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria,
⇔ the notable men of the chief of the nations,
⇔ to whom the house of Israel come!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Woe to those who live in ease in Zion,
⇔ to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria.
⇔ They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation.
⇔ The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.

LSV Woe [to] those secure in Zion,
And those confident on the mountain of Samaria,
The marked of the chief of the nations,
And the house of Israel has come to them.

FBV How disastrous it will be for you who have an easy life in Zion, and you who feel secure living on Mount Samaria—you who are the most famous men in all of Israel to whom people come for help!

T4T Terrible things will happen to you people in Jerusalem who are not worried about anything,
⇔ and also to you leaders who live on Samaria Hill who think that you are safe.
⇔ You think that [IRO] you are the most important people in the world,
⇔ people to whom Israeli people [MTY] go to get help.

LEB Alas for those being at ease in Zion, and those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, the notables of the best of the nations! The house of Israel resorts to them.

BBE Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!

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JPS Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

ASV Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

DRA Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel.

YLT Woe [to] those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel.

Drby Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.

RV Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

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

KJB-1769 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![fn][fn]

6.1 are at…: or, are secure

6.1 chief: or, firstfruits

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn][fn][fn]Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountaine of Samaria, which are named chiefe of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came.
(¶ 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.)

6:1 Luke 6. 24.

6:1 Or, are secure.

6:1 Exod. 19. 5.

6:1 Or, first fruits.

Bshps Wo to them that are at ease in Sion, and trust in the mountayne of Samaria, which were famous at the beginning of the nations, & the house of Israel came to them.
(Woe to them that are at ease in Sion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which were famous at the beginning of the nations, and the house of Israel came to them.)

Gnva Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and trust in the moutaine of Samaria, which were famous at the beginning of the nations: and the house of Israel came to them.

Cvdl Wo be to the proude welthy in Sio, to soch as thinke the so sure vpon ye mount of Samaria? which holde them selues for the best of the worlde, and rule the house of Israel, eue as they list.
(Woe be to the proud welthy in Sio, to such as thinke the so sure upon ye/you_all mount of Samaria? which hold themselves for the best of the world, and rule the house of Israel, eue as they list.)

Wyc Wo to you, that ben ful of richessis in Sion, and tristen in the hil of Samarie, ye principal men, the heedis of puplis, that goen proudli in to the hous of Israel.
(Woe to you, that been full of richessis in Sion, and tristen in the hill of Samarie, ye/you_all principal men, the heads of puplis, that goen proudli in to the house of Israel.)

Luth Wehe den Stolzen zu Zion und denen, die sich auf den Berg Samaria verlassen, die sich rühmen die Vornehmsten über die Heiden und gehen einher im Hause Israel!
(Wehe the Stolzen to Zion and denen, the itself/yourself/themselves on the mountain/hill Samaria leave, the itself/yourself/themselves rühmen the Vornehmsten above the heathens and go einher in_the house Israel!)

ClVg [Væ qui opulenti estis in Sion, et confiditis in monte Samariæ: optimates capita populorum, ingredientes pompatice domum Israël !
([Alas who opulenti estis in Sion, and confiditis in mountain Samariæ: optimates capita to_the_peoplerum, ingredientes pompatice home Israel ! )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) who are at ease

(Some words not found in UHB: woe the,at_ease in/on/at/with,Zion and,the,feel_secure in/on/at/with,mount Shomrōn notable beginning_of the=nations and,comes to/for=them house_of Yisrael )

“who feel safe.” The people are comfortable and not concerned that God will judge them.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

(Occurrence 0) the notable men of the best of the nations

(Some words not found in UHB: woe the,at_ease in/on/at/with,Zion and,the,feel_secure in/on/at/with,mount Shomrōn notable beginning_of the=nations and,comes to/for=them house_of Yisrael )

“the most important men of this great nation.” Yahweh may be using irony to describe how these men think of themselves. Alternate translation: “the men who think they are the most important people in the best nation”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the house of Israel comes

(Some words not found in UHB: woe the,at_ease in/on/at/with,Zion and,the,feel_secure in/on/at/with,mount Shomrōn notable beginning_of the=nations and,comes to/for=them house_of Yisrael )

The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel’s descendants. Alternate translation: “the Israelites come”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

(Occurrence 0) comes for help

(Some words not found in UHB: woe the,at_ease in/on/at/with,Zion and,the,feel_secure in/on/at/with,mount Shomrōn notable beginning_of the=nations and,comes to/for=them house_of Yisrael )

Here “comes” can be stated as “goes.” Alternate translation: “goes for help”

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