Catholic Public Domain Version
"Because of this, now they will depart at the head of those who go into captivity; and the faction of the lustful will be removed. "
— Amos 6:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.”
“Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away. ”
“Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.”
“Therefore they will now be the first to go into exile, and the religious banquets where they sprawl on couches will end.”
“Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away.”
“So now they will go away prisoners with the first of those who are made prisoners, and the loud cry of those who were stretched out will come to an end.”
“Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.”
You sleep on beds of ivory, and you are lustful on your couches. You devour lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the herd.
You sing to the sound of stringed instruments; they consider themselves to have the musical abilities of David.
You drink wine in bowls, and you anoint with the best ointments; and they suffer nothing over the grief of Joseph.
Because of this, now they will depart at the head of those who go into captivity; and the faction of the lustful will be removed.
The Lord God has sworn by his own soul, the Lord God of hosts says: I detest the arrogance of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will hand over the city with its inhabitants.
For if there were ten men remaining in one house, even they will die.
And his closest relative will steal him away and will burn him, so that he may carry the bones out of the house. And he will say to him that is in the inner most rooms of the house, “Now is there any left that still belongs to you?”