Amos 6:13

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

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WEBBE

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

BSB

you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’

KJV

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

ASV

ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

BBE

You whose joy is in a thing of no value, who say, Have we not taken for ourselves horns by the strength which is ours?

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הַשְּׂמֵחִים ha·se·me·chim the joyful [people] H8056 לְלֹא le·lo' to Lo H3810 דָבָר da·var Debar H3810 הָאֹמְרִים ha·'o·me·rim who say H559 הֲלוֹא ha·lo' ¿ not H3808 בְחָזְקֵנוּ ve·cha·ze·ke·nu by own strength our H2392 לָקַחְנוּ la·kach·nu have we taken H3947 לָנוּ la·nu for ourselves H9035 קַרְנָיִם kar·na·yim Karnaim H7161

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–14

How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter it! Those hearts are wretchedly hardened that will not be brought to mention God's name, and to worship him, when the hand of God is gone out against them, when sickness and death are in their families. Those that will not be tilled as fields, shall be abandoned as rocks. When our services of God are soured with sin, his providences will justly be made bitter to us. Men should take warning not to harden their hearts, for those who walk in pride, God will destroy.

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RulersConfidenceSelf-RighteousnessHorn

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