Amos 6:6
ContextNETBible | 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. |
XREF | Ge 37:25-28; Ge 42:21,22; Ge 49:22; 2Ki 15:29; 2Ki 17:3-6; Es 3:15; Jer 30:7; Ho 3:1; Mt 26:7-9; Joh 12:3; Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26; 1Ti 5:23 |
NET © Notes |
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). 2 tn Heb “with the best of oils they anoint [themselves].” 3 tn Or “not sickened by.” 4 sn The ruin of Joseph may refer to the societal disintegration in Israel, or to the effects of the impending judgment. |