Amos 6

Amos · Chapter 6

Amos 6:13

1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;4That 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;5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.7Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.10And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.12Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?14But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
the joyful [people]הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםha-se-me-CHIMH8056
glad

שָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) 1) joyful, merry, glad 1a) joyful, showing joy 1b) you who rejoice (subst)

to Loלְלֹ֣אle-LO'H3810
Debir

לִדְבִר (lid.vir) Lo-debar = "not a pasture" a town in Manasseh in Gilead east of the Jordan Another name of lo de.var (לֹא דְבָר "Lo-debar" H3810)

Debarדָבָ֑רda-VARH3810
Debir

לִדְבִר (lid.vir) Lo-debar = "not a pasture" a town in Manasseh in Gilead east of the Jordan Another name of lo de.var (לֹא דְבָר "Lo-debar" H3810)

who sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha-'O-me-RIMH0559
to say

אָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

¿ notהֲל֣וֹאha-LO'H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

by own strength ourבְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve-cha-ze-KE-nuH2392
strength

חֹ֫זֶק (cho.zeq) strength

have we takenלָקַ֥חְנוּla-KACH-nuH3947G
to take: take

לָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed …

Karnaimקַרְנָֽיִם׃kar-NA-yimH7161B
Karnaim

קַרְנַ֫יִם (qar.na.im) (BDB) Karnaim, a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan Another name of ash.te.rot qar.na.yim (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם "Ashteroth-karnaim" H6255)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.