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{and ye sleep in beds of ivory, and do lechery in your beds; and ye eat a lamb of the flock, and calves
of the middle of the drove} Wycliffe's Bible
That lie upon beds of ivory - The beds mentioned here may be either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; and these among the ancients were ornamented with ivory inlaid.
There must have been a great deal of luxury and effeminacy among the Israelites at this time; and, consequently, abundance of riches. This was in the time of Jeroboam the second, when the kingdom had enjoyed a long peace.
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;
KJV{and ye sleep in beds of ivory, and do lechery in your beds; and ye eat a lamb of the flock, and calves
That lie upon beds of ivory - The beds mentioned here may be either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; and these among the ancients were ornamented with ivory inlaid.
There must have been a great deal of luxury and effeminacy among the Israelites at this time; and, consequently, abundance of riches. This was in the time of Jeroboam the second, when the kingdom had enjoyed a long peace.
