Amos 8:14

Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives;’ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives;’ they will fall, and never rise up again.”

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WEBBE

Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives,’ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ they will fall, and never rise up again.”

BSB

Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

KJV

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

ASV

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.

BBE

Those who make their oaths by the sin of Samaria and say, By the life of your God, O Dan; and, By the living way of Beer-sheba; even they will go down, never again to be lifted up.

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הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים ha·nish·ba·'im those [who] swear H7650 בְּאַשְׁמַת be·'ash·mat by [the] guilt of H819 שֹׁמְרוֹן sho·me·ron Samaria H8111 וְאָמְרוּ ve·'a·me·ru and they will say H559 חֵי chei [by] [the] life of H2416 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha gods your H430 דָּן dan O Dan H1835 וְחֵי ve·chei and [by] [the] life H2416 דֶּרֶךְ de·rekh of [the] way of H1870 בְּאֵר־ be·'er- Beer H884 שָׁבַע sha·va' Sheba H884 וְנָפְלוּ ve·na·fe·lu and they will fall H5307 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יָקוּמוּ ya·ku·mu they will rise H6965 עוֹד ס od again H5750

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–14

Here was a token of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and most in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heaviest judgment. To many this is no affliction, yet some will feel it very much, and will travel far to hear a good sermon; they feel the loss of the mercies others foolishly sin away. But when God visits a backsliding church, their own plans and endeavours to find out a way of salvation, will stand them in no stead. And the most amiable and zealous would perish, for want of the water of life, which Christ only can bestow. Let us value our advantages, seek to profit by them, and fear sinning them away.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.