Amos 6:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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;

That lie - (see Amos 2:8).

Upon beds of ivory - i:e., adorned or inlaid with ivory (Amos 3:15).

And stretch themselves - literally, pour themselves out, unnerved and relaxed, in luxurious self-indulgence.

And eat the lambs out of the flock - picked out as the choicest for their owners' selfish gratification. And eat the lambs out of the flock - picked out as the choicest for their owners' selfish gratification.

Calves out of the midst of the stall - stall-fed, to fatten them.

Amos 6:4

4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretchb themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;