6:1 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!
6:1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, And to those who [feel] secure in the mountain of Samaria, The distinguished men of the foremost of nations, To whom the house of Israel comes.

6:2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?
6:2 Go over to Calneh and look, And go from there to Hamath the great, Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms, Or is their territory greater than yours?

6:3 ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
6:3 Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you bring near the seat of violence?

6:4 that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
6:4 Those who recline on beds of ivory And sprawl on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,

6:5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
6:5 Who improvise to the sound of the harp, [And] like David have composed songs for themselves,

6:6 that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
6:6 Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.

6:7 Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
6:7 Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the sprawlers' banqueting will pass away.

6:8 The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
6:8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, the LORD God of hosts has declared: "I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, And I detest his citadels; Therefore, I will deliver up [the] city and all it contains."

6:9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
6:9 And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.

6:10 And when a man's uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.
6:10 Then one's uncle, or his undertaker, will lift him up to carry out [ his] bones from the house, and he will say to the one who is in the innermost part of the house, "Is anyone else with you?" And that one will say, "No one." Then he will answer, "Keep quiet. For the name of the LORD is not to be mentioned."

6:11 For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
6:11 For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

6:12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow (there) with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;
6:12 Do horses run on rocks? Or does one plow them with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison, And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

6:13 ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
6:13 You who rejoice in Lo-debar, And say, "Have we not by our [own] strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?"

6:14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.
6:14 "For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel," declares the LORD God of hosts, "And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath To the brook of the Arabah."