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Amos 6:4

Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory and lounge on their couches, and those eating young rams from the sheep and goats, and bull-calves from the middle of the animal stall.

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Amos 6:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

You lie on beds adorned with ivory

and lounge on your couches.

You dine on choice lambs

and fattened calves.

Amos 6:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory

and stretch themselves out on their couches,

and eat lambs from the flock

and calves from the midst of the stall,

Amos 6:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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;

Amos 6:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds

and lounge on your couches,

eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock

and of choice calves fattened in the stall.

Amos 6:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Who lie on beds of ivory,

Stretch out on your couches,

Eat lambs from the flock

And calves from the midst of the stall;

Amos 6:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

You lie on beds decorated with ivory

and stretch out on your couches.

You eat tender lambs

and fattened calves.

Amos 6:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Amos 6:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;

Amos 6:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

How horrible it will be for those who sleep on ivory beds. 

They sprawl out on their couches 

and eat lambs from their flocks and calves from their stalls. 

Amos 6:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,

sprawled out on their couches,

and dine on lambs from the flock

and calves from the stall.

Amos 6:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory,

and lounge on their couches,

and eat lambs from the flock,

and calves from the stall;

Amos 6:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You lie down on beds

that are decorated with ivory.

You rest on your couches.

You eat the best lambs

and the fattest calves.

Amos 6:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Those who recline on beds of ivory

And sprawl on their couches,

And eat lambs from the flock

And calves from the midst of the stall,


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