Amos 8:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 Those who swear by Ashima of Samaria,[a](A)
and who say, “By the life of your god, O Dan,”
“By the life of the Power of Beer-sheba!”
They shall fall, never to rise again.
Footnotes
- 8:14 Ashima of Samaria: a high-ranking goddess worshiped in Hamath, whose cult was transplanted by the people of that city when they were deported to Samaria by the Assyrians (2 Kgs 17:30). The Power of Beer-sheba: possibly an epithet of a deity worshiped in Beer-sheba, either a syncretistic form of the worship of Israel’s God or of another god. Dan…Beer-sheba: the traditional designation for the northern and southern limits of Israel to which the Israelites made pilgrimages.
Amos 8:14
English Standard Version
14 Those who swear by (A)the Guilt of Samaria,
and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’
and, ‘As (B)the Way of (C)Beersheba lives,’
they shall fall, and never rise again.”
Amós 8:14
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
14 -»Los que juran por el pecado de Samaria(A),
Y dicen: “Viva tu dios, oh Dan(B)”,
Y “Viva el camino de Beerseba(C)”,
Caerán y nunca más se levantarán(D)».
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