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Mourning for the House of Israel

“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
    to those who rest on the mountain of Samaria—
the famous men of the nations
    to whom the house of Israel came!
Cross over to Calneh[a] and look around,
    then go on to that great city of[b] Hamath,
        and from there go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
    Or is their territory more extensive than yours?

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:2 I.e. a Mesopotamian city
  2. Amos 6:2 The Heb. lacks city of