Warnings to Zion and Samaria
And ctrust in Mount Samaria,
Notable persons in the dchief nation,
To whom the house of Israel comes!
And from there go to cHamath the great;
Then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
dAre you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory?
Stretch out on your couches,
Eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall;
And invent for yourselves bmusical instruments clike David;
And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,
bBut are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.
The Lord God of hosts says:
“I abhor bthe pride of Jacob,
And hate his palaces;
Therefore I will deliver up the city
And all that is in it.”
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Amos 6:1
Wo to them that are at ease in Zion - For hashshaanannim , "who dwell at ease," it has been proposed to read hashshaanannim , "who confidently lean," the two words differing only in one letter, an ain for an aleph . They leaned confidently on Zion; supposing that, notwithstanding their iniquities they should be saved for Zion' s sake. Thus the former clause will agree better with the latter, "leaning upon Zion," and "trusting in the mountain of Samaria." Those that are at ease may mean those who have no concern about the threatened judgments, and who have no deep concern for the salvation of their own souls. Houbigant would read, "Go to them who despise Zion, and trust in Samaria." So the Septuagint, reading soneim , hating, instead of shaanannim , being at rest, tranquil Calmet first proposed this conjecture; Houbigant follows him.
Are named chief - Newcome renders, "That are named after the chief of the nations;" and observes, that the Hebrew word nekubey is an allusion to marking a name or character by punctures. See on Isaiah 44:5 (note). They call themselves not after their ancestors, but after the chief of the idolatrous nations with whom they intermarry contrary to the law.
Perhaps the words here rather refer to the mountains and their temples, than to the people. The mountain of Zion, and the mountain of Samaria, were considered the chief or most celebrated among the nations, as the two kingdoms to which they belonged were the most distinguished on the earth.
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