Amos 6:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”
חָלָה
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
שֶׁבֶר
the ruin of
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שֶׁבֶר
Break, ruin. Sheber. To shatter into pieces. A broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Brokenness before God is the pathway to wholeness.
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מָשַׁח
they smear
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מָשַׁח
To anoint, to smear with oil. Mashach. The root of both Messiah and Christ. The Anointed One. Jesus was anointed by the Spirit without measure.
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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שֶׁמֶן
oils
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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יַיִן
wine
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יַיִן
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
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