13 you who rejoice in Lo-debar,[a]
    who say, (A)“Have we not by our own strength
    captured Karnaim[b] for ourselves?”
14 “For behold, (B)I will raise up against you a nation,
    O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from (C)Lebo-hamath
    to the Brook of (D)the Arabah.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:13 Lo-debar means nothing
  2. Amos 6:13 Karnaim means horns (a symbol of strength)

13 You who rejoice in [a](A)Lodebar,
[b]And say, “Have we not (B)by our own strength taken [c]Karnaim for ourselves?”
14 “For behold, (C)I am going to raise up a nation against you,
House of Israel,” declares the Lord God of armies,
“And they will torment you from the (D)entrance of Hamath
To the (E)brook of the Arabah.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:13 Lit nothing
  2. Amos 6:13 Lit Who say
  3. Amos 6:13 Lit a pair of horns

13 You who rejoice over [a]Lo Debar,
Who say, “Have we not taken [b]Karnaim for ourselves
By our own strength?”

14 “But, behold, (A)I will raise up a nation against you,
O house of Israel,”
Says the Lord God of hosts;
“And they will afflict you from the (B)entrance of Hamath
To the Valley of the Arabah.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:13 Lit. Nothing
  2. Amos 6:13 Lit. Horns, a symbol of strength