12Do you hold a horse race in a field of rocks? Do you plow the sea with oxen? You''d cripple the horses and drown the oxen. And yet you''ve made a shambles of justice, a bloated corpse of righteousness,
Amos 6 is a devastating oracle of judgment against the complacent elite of Israel and Judah. The prophet pronounces a “woe” upon those who feel secure in their wealth and military strength, lounging on ivory beds and anointing themselves with fine oils while the nation crumbles.
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