14 Those who (A)swear by (B)the [a]sin of Samaria,
Who say,
‘As your god lives, O Dan!’
And, ‘As the way of (C)Beersheba lives!’
They shall fall and never rise again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:14 Or Ashima, a Syrian goddess

14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria(A)
    who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’(B)
    or, ‘As surely as the god[a] of Beersheba(C) lives’—
    they will fall,(D) never to rise again.(E)

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  1. Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way

and asked (A)letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(A) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(B) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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Felix Procrastinates

22 But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the (A)Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, “When (B)Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.”

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22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way,(A) adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.”

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