Amos 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 

Ex 19:5,6; Jud 18:7; 1Ki 16:24; Isa 32:9-11; Isa 33:14; Jer 7:4; Jer 48:11; Jer 49:31; La 1:1; Am 4:1; Am 8:14; Lu 6:24,25; Lu 12:17-20; Jas 1:18; Jas 5:5; 1Pe 5:7

¹ tn On the Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy; “ah, woe”) as a term of mourning, see the notes in 5:16, 18.

² sn Zion is a reference to Jerusalem.

³ tn The words “They think of themselves as” are supplied in the translation for clarification. In the Hebrew text the term נְקֻבֵי (nÿquvey; “distinguished ones, elite”) is in apposition to the substantival participles in the first line.

⁴ tn Heb “house.”

⁵ tn Heb “comes to them.”