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You boast, “Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, “Have we not by our own strength captured Karnaim for ourselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You who rejoice over Lo Debar, Who say, “Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves By our own strength?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who rejoice in Lodebar, And say, “Have we not by our <i>own</i> strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You who rejoice in Lodebar, And say, &#8220Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />You who rejoice in Lodebar, And say, “Have we not by our <i>own</i> strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You who are glad in Lo-debar And say, “Have we not by our <i>own</i> strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You who [self-confidently] rejoice in Lo-debar (Nothing), Who say, “Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim (Strength) for ourselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say, “Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say, &#8220Didn&#8217t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You celebrate the defeat of Lo-Debar and Karnaim, and you boast by saying, "We did it on our own." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for those who rejoice over Lo Debar and who say, "We were strong enough to capture Karnaim by ourselves."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You brag about capturing the town of Lodebar. You boast, "We were strong enough to take Karnaim." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You rejoice in nothing worth mentioning— that is, you keep on saying, 'We captured Karnaim by our own strength of will and by our own effort, didn't we?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. You say, "Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />you who rejoice in Lo Debar, who say, 'Haven't we taken for ourselves Karnaim by our own strength?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye who rejoice in a thing of naught, who say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O you who are rejoicing at nothing, "" Who are saying, “Have we not taken to ourselves horns by our strength?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O ye who are rejoicing at nothing, Who are saying, 'Have we not by our strength taken to ourselves horns?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Rejoicing to no word, saying, Did we not take horns by our strength?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You that rejoice in a thing of nought: you that say: Have we not taken unto us horns by our own strength? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 6:14>You rejoice in emptiness. You say, “Have we not, by our own strength, taken horns for ourselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You who rejoice in Lodebar, and say, “Have we not, by our own strength, seized Karnaim for ourselves?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, “Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You who rejoice over nothing, who say, Have we not taken a city by our own strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who rejoice for nothing and they were saying: ”Was it not with our armies that we have taken the city for ourselves?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, That say: 'Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />ye who rejoice at vanity, who say, Have we not possessed horns by our own strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1107" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">The Pride of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood— <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8056.htm" title="8056: haś·śə·mê·ḥîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Glad, joyful, merry. From samach; blithe or gleeful.">you who rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3810.htm" title="3810: lə·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Pastureless, a place in Gilead. Or Low Dbar; or Lidbir; from lo' and dober; pastureless; Lo-Debar, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3810.htm" title="3810: ḏā·ḇār (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Pastureless, a place in Gilead. Or Low Dbar; or Lidbir; from lo' and dober; pastureless; Lo-Debar, a place in Palestine.">in Lo-debar</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: hā·’ō·mə·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘Did we not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">Karnaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">by our own</a> <a href="/hebrew/2392.htm" title="2392: ḇə·ḥā·zə·qê·nū (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cp) -- Strength. From chazaq; power.">strength?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a></span><br />Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">Hosea 12:8</a></span><br />And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Habakkuk 1:11</a></span><br />Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></span><br />There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25-27</a></span><br />This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. / For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, / and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-31.htm">1 Corinthians 1:31</a></span><br />Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">1 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-17.htm">2 Corinthians 10:17</a></span><br />Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-3.htm">Galatians 6:3</a></span><br />If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3-4</a></span><br />For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— / though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You which rejoice in a thing of nothing, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?</p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Exodus 32:18,19</a></b></br> And he said, <i>It is</i> not the voice of <i>them that</i> shout for mastery, neither <i>is it</i> the voice of <i>them that</i> cry for being overcome: <i>but</i> the noise of <i>them that</i> sing do I hear… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Judges 9:19,20,27</a></b></br> If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, <i>then</i> rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-25</a></b></br> Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand… </p><p class="hdg">Have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">2 Kings 13:25</a></b></br> And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12-14,25</a></b></br> And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">2 Chronicles 28:6-8</a></b></br> For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, <i>which were</i> all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Conquest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">Debar</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/joel/2-21.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Karnaim</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">Lodebar</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Power</a> <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Value</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Conquest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-4.htm">Debar</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Karnaim</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-4.htm">Lodebar</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/mark/10-35.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Value</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-1.htm">The wantonness of Israel,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">shall be plagued with desolation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-12.htm">and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/amos/6.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>You who rejoice</b><br />The phrase "You who rejoice" indicates a sense of misplaced joy or celebration. In the context of Amos, the prophet is addressing the Israelites who are celebrating their achievements and prosperity without acknowledging their spiritual and moral decay. The Hebrew root for "rejoice" is "שָׂמַח" (samach), which often denotes a deep, exuberant joy. However, here it is used ironically, as the joy is based on false premises and misplaced confidence. The Israelites are celebrating their own strength and accomplishments, which is a direct affront to God, who is the true source of all blessings.<p><b>in Lo-debar</b><br />"Lo-debar" is a place name that means "nothing" or "no thing" in Hebrew. It is a town in Gilead, east of the Jordan River, and its name is symbolic of the emptiness and futility of the Israelites' confidence. Historically, Lo-debar was a place of little significance, and its mention here underscores the irony of the Israelites' pride. They are boasting in something that is essentially worthless, highlighting their spiritual blindness and the hollowness of their achievements. This serves as a powerful reminder that human accomplishments, when detached from God, are ultimately meaningless.<p><b>and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?&#8217</b><br />The phrase "and say" introduces the boastful claim of the Israelites. It reflects their self-reliance and arrogance, as they attribute their military success to their own power rather than acknowledging God's providence. This attitude is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, where reliance on human strength is often condemned. "Karnaim" is another place name, meaning "horns" in Hebrew, which symbolizes strength and power. It was a city in Bashan, known for its fortifications and military significance. The Israelites' claim to have taken Karnaim "by our own strength" reveals their pride and self-sufficiency. The Hebrew word for "strength" is "כֹּחַ" (koach), which denotes physical power or might. This boast is a direct challenge to the biblical understanding that true strength comes from God alone. The historical context suggests that the Israelites had experienced military victories, but their failure to recognize God's hand in these successes led to their downfall.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">A thing of nought</span> refers to the calf-worship, the idol that Israel is glorying and trusting in, the idolatrous travesty of the Eternal that they call "the excellency of Jacob." (Comp. <a href="/amos/6-8.htm" title="The Lord GOD has sworn by himself, said 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.">Amos 6:8</a>, and <a href="/amos/8-7.htm" title="The LORD has sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.">Amos 8:7</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Taken to us horns</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, instruments of resistance and aggression, the horn being symbolic of strength (<a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm" title="The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 48:25</a>; <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm" title="All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.">Psalm 75:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-17.htm" title="For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted.">Psalm 89:17</a>; <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm" title="But my horn shall you exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.">Psalm 92:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm" title="The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder on them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.">1Samuel 2:10</a>). The sacred historian takes quite a different view of the success of Jeroboam II. (<a href="/context/2_kings/14-26.htm" title="For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.">2Kings 14:26-27</a>). These boasters reckoned the success of arms as due to their own ingenuity or "power." (Comp. the language put into the mouth of Pharaoh by <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm" title="Speak, and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the middle of his rivers, which has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.">Ezekiel 29:3</a> : "My river is my own: I made it for myself.") . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In a thing of nought;</span> <span class="accented">a nothing</span> - a thing which does not really exist, viz. your prosperity and power. <span class="cmt_word">Horns</span>; symbols of strength (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-17.htm">Deuteronomy 33:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">1 Kings 22:11</a>); the idea being derived from the wild bull, the strongest animal of their fauna. Their boast was a consequence of the successful wars with the Syrians (<a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25-28</a>). The prophet proceeds to demolish their proud vaunt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">you who rejoice</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śə·mê·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over Lo-debar</span><br /><span class="heb">דָבָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and say,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·mə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Did we not</span><br /><span class="heb">לְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקַ֥חְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qaḥ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Karnaim</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by our own</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">strength?’</span><br /><span class="heb">בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḥā·zə·qê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2392.htm">Strong's 2392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-13.htm">Amos 6:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-13.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:13 You who rejoice in a thing (Amo. 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