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Amo 6:4 — 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;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

lie		Isa 5:11,12; Isa 22:13; Luk 16:19; Rom 13:13,14; Jam 5:5
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. 1Sa 25:36-38; Psa 73:7; Luk 12:19,20

Correlating Passages

lie

	Isa 5:11	Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them!
	Isa 5:12	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	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.
	Luk 16:19	There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
	Rom 13:13	Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
	Rom 13:14	But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].
	Jam 5:5	Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

stretch themselves upon their couches

	1Sa 25:36	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.
	1Sa 25:37	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.
	1Sa 25:38	And it came to pass about ten days [after], that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
	Psa 73:7	Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
	Luk 12:19	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.
	Luk 12:20	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?

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Scott, Thomas. "Amos 6:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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