Amos 6:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So now they're going to be the first ones dragged away as prisoners, and all those fancy dinner parties where they lounged around? Those days are officially over.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you live it up while others suffer, reality has a way of catching up with you.

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