Amos 6:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַשֹּׁכְבִים עַל־מִטּוֹת שֵׁן וּסְרֻחִים עַל־עַרְשׂוֹתָם וְאֹכְלִים כָּרִים מִצֹּאן וַעֲגָלִים מִתּוֹךְ מַרְבֵּק

Transliteration

The šōkəbîm upon- miṭṭôt šēn û- sərūḥîm upon- ʿarśôtām wə- ʾōkəlîm kārîm from ṣōʾn wa- ʿăgālîm from-midst marbēq

Grammar Details

• *šōkəbîm*: masculine plural participle with definite article - those lying
• *miṭṭôt*: feminine plural with preposition *ʿal-* - on beds of
• *šēn*: masculine noun - ivory
• *û-*: conjunction - and
• *sərūḥîm*: masculine plural participle - sprawling/stretching out
• *ʿarśôtām*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their couches
• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *ʾōkəlîm*: masculine plural participle - eating
• *kārîm*: masculine plural - lambs
• *ṣōʾn*: collective noun with preposition *min-* - from flock
• *wa-*: conjunction - and
• *ʿăgālîm*: masculine plural - calves
• *marbēq*: masculine singular with compound preposition *min-tôk* - from midst of stall

Word Meanings

• *šōkəbîm*: those lying/reclining/laying down
• *sərūḥîm*: sprawling/stretching out/lounging
• *ʾōkəlîm*: eating/consuming/feasting on
• *kārîm*: lambs/young rams
• *marbēq*: stall/fattening place/feeding enclosure

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 34:2-3 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
• Amos 3:12 : 12 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 in Damascus in a couch.
• Jas 5:5 : 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
• Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
• Luke 16:19 : 19 {G1161} There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
• Rom 13:13-14 : 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
• 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
• Ps 73:7 : 7 Their eyes stand out{H8804)} with fatness: they have more{H8804)} than heart could wish.
• Isa 5:11-12 : 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! 12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
• Isa 22:13 : 13 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.