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Read Full Chapter (Amos 6) Amos 6:5 KJV
"That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;"
Amos 6:5 in Context (Verses 2–8 KJV)
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Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
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Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;*
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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;*
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That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;*
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That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.**
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¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
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The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD 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.*