Amo 6:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. Therefore ... shall they go captive with the first-- As they were first among the people in rank ( ), and anointed themselves "with the chief ointments" ( ), so shall they be among the foremost in going into captivity. banquet-- literally, the "merry-making shout of revellers"; from an Arabic root, "to cry out." In the Hebrew, marzeach; here, there is an allusion to mizraqu, "bowls" ( ). them that stretched themselves-- on luxurious couches ( ).

‏ Amos 6:7

7. Therefore ... shall they go captive with the first--As they were first among the people in rank (Am 6:1), and anointed themselves "with the chief ointments" (Am 6:6), so shall they be among the foremost in going into captivity.

banquet--literally, the "merry-making shout of revellers"; from an Arabic root, "to cry out." In the Hebrew, marzeach; here, there is an allusion to mizraqu, "bowls" (Am 6:6).

them that stretched themselves--on luxurious couches (Am 6:4).