Amos 6:1

"Amos."

Key Reflection

Amos 6:1 warns those who are complacent and secure, likely referring to the wealthy and elite within Israel's capital city, Jerusalem. The term "at ease in Zion" (שֹׁמְעֵי הַשָּׁלָל, shom'e'ey hattašlal) suggests a sense of prosperity and comfort that the prophets view as dangerous complacency, given the impending judgment. This verse sets the stage for Amos's critique of social injustice and moral corruption among the elite, emphasizing their lack of awareness of divine judgment looming over them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Woe to them that are at ease -The word always means such as are recklessly at their ease, “the careless ones,” such as those whom Isaiah bidsIsaiah 32:9-11, “rise up, tremble, be troubled, for many days and years shall ye be troubled.” It is that luxury and ease, which sensualize the soul, and make it dull, stupid, hard-hearted. By one earnest, passing word, the prophet warns his own land, that present sinful ease ends in future woe. “Woe unto them that laugh now: for they shall mourn and weep”Luke 6:25.

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