Bible Strands
Amos 6:7
Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Amos addresses the complacent elite of Israel during a period of false security, declaring impending judgment immediately after condemning their indifference to the nation’s ruin (Amos 6:6).
The words — יִגְל֖וּ (yig.Lu) = they will go into exile and מִרְזַ֥ח (mir.Zach) = revelry or feasting.
The thread — The exile motif recurs in Amos 7:11, while the pattern of revelry masking spiritual decay appears in 1 Kings 20:16 and Daniel 5:4.
Why it lands — The text states that comfort will abruptly cease and captivity will begin as a direct consequence of ignoring national collapse. It demands the reader acknowledge that privilege does not prevent judgment and that spiritual numbness guarantees loss.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
Cross-references
- Amos 7:11 for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”
- 1 Kings 20:16 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
- Daniel 5:4 As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
- Amos 5:5 Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
- Deuteronomy 28:41 You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.
- Esther 5:8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
- Esther 5:12 “What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.
- Esther 7:1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
- Esther 7:8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Isaiah 21:4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.