6aWoe to those who areatease in ZionAnd to those who feelsecure in the mountain of Samaria,The bdistinguished men of the first of the nations,To whom the house of Israelcomes.2Pass on over to aCalneh and look,And go from there to bHamath the great,Then godown to cGath of the Philistines.Are 1they betterthanthesekingdoms,Or are their bordersgreaterthan your borders?3Do you aputoff the day of calamity,And would you bcause the seat of violence to approach?4Those who lie down on beds of ivoryAnd sprawl on their acouchesAnd beatlambs from the flockAnd calves from the midst of the stall,5Who improvise to the 1sound of the harp,And like David have 2composedasongs for themselves,6Who adrinkwine from 1sacrificialbowlsWhile they anoint themselves with the firstpick of the oils,Yet they have not bgrievedover the destruction of Joseph.7Therefore, they will nowagointoexile among the first of the exiles,And the bsprawlers’1banqueting will turnaside.
