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and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. <a href="/nkjv/amos/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan!’ And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives!’ They shall fall and never rise again.” <a href="/nasb_/amos/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria, And say, ‘As your god lives, Dan,’ And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ They will fall and not rise again.” <a href="/nasb/amos/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria, Who say, &#8216As your god lives, O Dan,&#8217 And, &#8216As the way of Beersheba lives,&#8217 They will fall and not rise again.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/amos/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria, Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’ And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ They will fall and not rise again.” <a href="/lsb/amos/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria, Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’ And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ They will fall and not rise again.” <a href="/amp/amos/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Those who swear [their oaths] by the sin (guilt) of Samaria or Ashimah (a pagan goddess), Who say, ‘By the life of your god [the golden calf], O Dan!’ And [swear], ‘By the life of the way of [idolatrous] Beersheba,’ They shall fall and not rise again.” <a href="/csb/amos/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, “As your god lives, Dan,” or, “As the way of Beer-sheba lives” — they will fall, never to rise again. <a href="/hcsb/amos/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, &#8220As your god lives, Dan,&#8221 or &#8220As the way of Beer-sheba lives"— they will fall, never to rise again. <a href="/asv/amos/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again. <a href="/cev/amos/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You made promises to the goddess Ashimah at Samaria; you made vows to other gods at the shrines of Dan and Beersheba. So now you will fall and never get up. <a href="/erv/amos/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy God, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. <a href="/gwt/amos/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [How horrible it will be for] those who swear by Ashimah, the idol of Samaria, and say, "I solemnly swear, Dan, as your god lives...." "I solemnly swear as long as there is a road to Beersheba...." Those who say this will fall and never get up again. <a href="/gnt/amos/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Those who swear by the idols of Samaria, who say, 'By the god of Dan' or 'By the god of Beersheba'--those people will fall and not rise again." <a href="/isv/amos/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Those who have been swearing oaths by the sin of Samaria, or who say, 'As your god lives, Dan…' or who say, 'As the way of Beer-sheba lives…'— will fall, and will never rise again." <a href="/msb/amos/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ?As surely as your god lives, O Dan,? or, ?As surely as the way of Beersheba lives??they will fall, never to rise again.? <a href="/net/amos/8.htm">NET Bible</a> These are the ones who now take oaths in the name of the sinful idol goddess of Samaria. They vow, 'As surely as your god lives, O Dan,' or 'As surely as your beloved one lives, O Beer Sheba!' But they will fall down and not get up again." <a href="/nheb/amos/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, 'As your god, Dan, lives;' and, 'As the way of Beersheba lives;' they will fall, and never rise up again." <a href="/wbt/amos/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise again. <a href="/web/amos/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives,’ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ they will fall, and never rise up again.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria, "" And who have said, Your god lives, O Dan, "" And, The way of Beer-Sheba lives, "" Indeed, they have fallen and do not rise again!” <a href="/ylt/amos/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria, And have said, Live doth thy god, O Dan, And, Live doth the way of Beer-Sheba, And they have fallen -- and rise not again!' <a href="/slt/amos/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They swearing by the trespass of Shomeron, and they said, Thy God lives, O Dan, and the way of the well of the oath lives, and they fell, and they shall rise no more.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more. <a href="/cpdv/amos/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They swear by the offense of Samaria, and they say, “As your God lives, Dan,” and “The way of Beer-sheba lives.” And they will fall, and they will not rise up any more. <a href="/nabre/amos/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Those who swear by Ashima of Samaria, 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. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria, and say, “As your god lives, O Dan,” and, “As the way of Beer-sheba lives”— they shall fall, and never rise again.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They that swore by the idols of Samaria, saying, As your god lives, O Dan, and, as the cult of Beer-sheba lives, even they shall fall and never rise again. <a href="/hpbt/amos/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Who have been swearing by the idols of Samaria and they were saying: ’Your god is living, Dan, and the way of Beersheba lives, and they shall fall and they shall not rise!’ <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They that swear by the sin of Samaria, And say: 'As thy God, O Dan, liveth'; And: 'As the way of Beer-sheba liveth'; Even they shall fall, and never rise up again. <a href="/sep/amos/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> they who swear by the propitiation of Samaria, and who say, Thy god, O Dan, lives; and, Thy god, O Bersabee, lives; and they shall fall, and shall no more rise again. <a href="/parallel/amos/8-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/8.htm">The Basket of Ripe Fruit</a> …13In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst. 14<a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: han·niš·bā·‘îm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">Those who swear</a> <a href="/hebrew/819.htm" title="819: bə·’aš·maṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Wrongdoing, guiltiness. Feminine of 'asham; guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering.">by the guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">of Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">‘As surely as your god</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥê (N-msc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">lives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1835.htm" title="1835: dān (N-proper-ms) -- Judge, a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in N. Isr. ">O Dan,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">or, ‘As surely as the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: bə·’êr- (Prep) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: šā·ḇa‘ (N-proper-fs) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">of Beersheba</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: wə·ḥê (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">lives’—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">they will fall,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qū·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">to rise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">again.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a> Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a> They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. <a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a> Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Jeremiah 48:13</a> Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel. <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a> Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a> And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">2 Kings 10:29</a> but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a> When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a> The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-5.htm">1 Corinthians 8:5-6</a> For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/romans/1-25.htm">Romans 1:25</a> They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29-30</a> Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. / Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a> Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Your god, O Dan, lives; and, The manner of Beersheba lives; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.swear.<a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a> Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.<a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5</a> And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;sin.<a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21</a> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28,29,32</a> Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt… <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">1 Kings 13:22-34</a> But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers… manner.<a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a> And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.<a href="/acts/18-25.htm">Acts 18:25</a> This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.<a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9,23</a> But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus… Beer-sheba.<a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a> Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?shall fall.<a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Deuteronomy 33:11</a> Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.<a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Psalm 36:12</a> There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/7-23.htm">As</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Dan</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/amos/5-2.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Swearing</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/14-28.htm">As</a> <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Dan</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/micah/1-5.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Swearing</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 8</div>1. <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">By a basket of summer fruit is shown the approach of Israel's end.</a> 4. <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Oppression is reproved.</a> 11. <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">A famine of the word of God threatened.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria This phrase refers to the idolatrous practices prevalent in Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The "guilt of Samaria" likely alludes to the worship of false gods, particularly Baal, which was introduced by Ahab and Jezebel (<a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</a>). Swearing by these idols indicates a deep-seated allegiance to practices that are in direct opposition to the worship of Yahweh. The prophets often condemned such idolatry, as it led the people away from the covenant with God (<a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5-6</a>).and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ Dan was one of the locations where Jeroboam set up a golden calf for worship (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>). This act was a direct violation of the first two commandments and represented a significant departure from the worship of Yahweh. The phrase indicates a false oath or allegiance to a deity that is not the true God. This idolatry was a recurring issue in Israel's history, leading to divine judgment (<a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4-10</a>).or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— Beersheba, located in the southern part of Israel, was a significant religious site. The "way of Beersheba" may refer to a pilgrimage route or a particular form of worship that had become idolatrous. This indicates that even places once associated with the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31-33</a>) had become centers of false worship. The mention of Beersheba highlights the widespread nature of idolatry across the land.they will fall, never to rise again.” This is a pronouncement of judgment and finality. The fall of those who engage in idolatry is certain and irreversible, reflecting the seriousness of their sin. This echoes the fate of other nations and peoples who turned away from God (<a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Jeremiah 51:64</a>). The phrase underscores the theme of divine justice and the consequences of forsaking the covenant with God. It also serves as a warning to remain faithful to the true worship of Yahweh, as seen throughout the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often associated with idolatry and false worship practices. 2. <a href="/topical/d/dan.htm">Dan</a> A city in the northern part of Israel, known for being a center of idol worship, particularly the golden calf set up by Jeroboam. 3. <a href="/topical/b/beersheba.htm">Beersheba</a> A city in the southern part of Israel, which had become a site of pilgrimage and false worship. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> The first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, who established alternative worship centers in Dan and Bethel to prevent his people from going to Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Judah sent by God to prophesy against the Northern Kingdom of Israel, calling them to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_consequences.htm">Idolatry's Consequences</a> Idolatry leads to spiritual and physical downfall. Just as Israel fell due to their idolatry, modern believers must guard against placing anything above God. <a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a> Trusting in anything other than God, whether it be idols, wealth, or human institutions, leads to destruction. True security is found only in God. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a> The call to repentance is urgent. Like Israel, we must turn from our idols and return to God to avoid judgment. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_idols.htm">Cultural Idols</a> Reflect on modern "idols" in our culture—what do we prioritize over God? Identifying these can help us realign our lives with God's will. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_worship.htm">Faithfulness in Worship</a> Worship should be directed solely to God, in spirit and truth, avoiding any form of syncretism or compromise.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Thy God, O Dan, liveth.--Translate, By the life of thy God, O Dan, and by the life of the way of Beersheba. On such forms of oath, see Note on <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>. The "way of Beersheba" was the ritual practised at Beersheba, another mode of designating the deity himself (probably Baal).[18] So LXX. Similarly the "sin of Samaria" means the golden calf that was worshipped there (<a href="/hosea/8-5.htm" title="Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; my anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocence?">Hosea 8:5</a>). The supposition of Hitzig and Duhm (followed by W. R. Smith) that it refere to the Asherah worship (<a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm" title="Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)">2Kings 13:6</a>) is not so probable.[18] From chap. 5:5 we infer that Beersheba, lying far south on the borders of Judah (twenty-five geographical miles south of Hebron), was a famous religious centre, so that inhabitants of the northern kingdom were in the habit of "crossing the frontier" in order to pay their vows, or enquire at this high place.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - They who trusted in idols shall find no help in them. They who swear by. Those who reverence and worship, as <a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a>. The sin of Samaria. The golden calf at Bethel (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21</a>; <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5, 6</a>). Septuagint, κατὰ τοῦ ἱλασμοῦ Σαμαρείας, "by the propitiation of Samaria." Thy god, O Dan, liveth; i.e. as thy god liveth, by the life of thy god. This was the other calf erected at Dan, near the source of the Jordan, in the extreme north (<a href="/1_kings/12-29.htm">1 Kings 12:29</a>). The manner of Beersheba liveth; Septuagint, Ζῆ ὁ θεός σου βηρσαβεέ, "Thy god, O Beersheba, lives." Some commentators, ancient and modern, think that the actual road which led to Beersheba is here meant, and would translate, "As the way to Beersheba liveth," "By the life of the way to Beersheba," as Mohammedans swear by the pilgrimage to Mecca. But it is best to take the word rendered "manner" in the sense of "way," as ὁδὸς is used in Acts (<a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a>; <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9, 23</a>) for mode of worship, or form of religion, the ritual, or use of the service there. (For Beersheba, see note on Amos 5:5.) From Dan to Beersheba is just a hundred and forty-four miles. They shall fall, etc. This was partially fulfilled by the destruction of the kingdom of Israel and the deportation of its inhabitants; and its truth to this day is demonstrated by the fate of the Jews who will not receive Jesus as the promised Messiah. <a href="/commentaries/amos/8-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Those who swear הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ (han·niš·bā·‘îm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear by the guilt בְּאַשְׁמַ֣ת (bə·’aš·maṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_819.htm">Strong's 819: </a> Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering of Samaria שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel and say, וְאָמְר֗וּ (wə·’ā·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘As surely as your god אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative lives, חֵ֤י (ḥê) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life O Dan,’ דָּ֔ן (dān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1835.htm">Strong's 1835: </a> Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israel or, ‘As surely as the Way דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action of Beersheba שָׁ֑בַע (šā·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_884.htm">Strong's 884: </a> Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev lives’— וְחֵ֖י (wə·ḥê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life they will fall, וְנָפְל֖וּ (wə·nā·p̄ə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie never וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to rise יָק֥וּמוּ (yā·qū·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand again.” עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 8:14 Those who swear by the sin (Amo. 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