their day. No end was in sight to the economic prosperity of Israel (6:3a). Second, heartless oppression characterized these sinners. They “cause the seat of violence to come near.” In the seats of authority violence, not justice, was encouraged. (6:3b). Third, they were guilty of sinful self-indulgence. They sprawled on their ivory couches, i.e., couches inlaid with ivory which were the mark of opulence in this period. Looseness of gesture often goes with looseness of morals. They consumed the finest