beds: Either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; which among the ancients, were ornamented with ivory inlaid.
stretch themselves upon their couches: or, abound with superfluities, 1 Samuel 25:36-38; Psalms 73:7; Luke 12:19-20
Bible Commentary
Amos 6:4
Amos 6:4
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain
The Daily Devotional
One devotional. Every morning.
The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.
We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.
Continue tomorrow
Turn Bible study into a daily habit
Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.
Recommended reading
More for Amos 6:4
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Amos 6 — OverviewAmos 6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have, I. A sinful people studying to put a slight
upon God's threatenings and to make them appear trivial, confiding in
their privileges and pre-eminences above other nations (ver. 2, 3), and…Amos 6 — OverviewAmos 6 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeAmos 6:1, The wantonness of Israel, Amos 6:7, shall be plagued with desolation; Amos 6:12, and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction.Amos 6 — OverviewAmos 6 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter seems to be directed both to the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and the ten tribes of Israel, under the names of Zion and Samaria, and to the principal men in both; who are reproved and threatened for…Amos 6:1-7Amos 6:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe first words of the chapter are the contents of these verses; but
they sound very strangely, and contrary to the sentiments of a vain
world: Woe to those that are at ease! We are ready to say, Happy are…Amos 6:1-6Amos 6:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryWith a second woe the prophet denounces the chiefs of the whole nation, who were quite satisfied with the present state of things, and, revelling in luxury, feared no coming judgment.Amos 6:1-6Amos 6:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryWoeful ease.
"Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!" etc. "This chapter embraces the character and…