Amos 6:4
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"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;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
מִטָּה
miṭṭâh
a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
שֵׁן
shên
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
יָצוּעַ
yâtsûwaʻ
spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively)
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
עֵגֶל
ʻêgel
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
Key Terms in This Verse
יָצוּעַ yâtsûwaʻ
spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively)
Study H3326 →מִטָּה miṭṭâh
a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
Study H4296 →עֵגֶל ʻêgel
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
Study H5695 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →Cross References
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and ...
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
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