Amos 6:14
12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
- WEB
- For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,” says the LORD, the God of Armies; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”
- ASV
- For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.
- DARBY
- For behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I will raise up against you a nation; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the torrent of the Arabah.
- BLB
- For behold, I am raising up against you⁺ a nation, O house of Israel,” a declaration of YHWH, the God of Hosts, “And they will oppress you⁺ from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah!”
- ÅB
- For se, jeg vekker opp et folk mot dere, Israels hus, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og de skal undertrykke dere fra der hvor veien går til Hamat, og like til bekken i ødemarken.
[^1]: dere vil intet høre om straffens dag, og allikevel lar dere vold og urett råde blant dere.
[^2]: fordi mengden av de døde (AMO 8, 3) gjør det umulig å begrave dem. - OTB
- "For se, jeg vil reise opp en nasjon mot dere, Israels hus,"
erklærer Herren, hærskarenes Gud,
"og de skal undertrykke dere fra inngangen til Hamat
til bekken av Araba." - B1930
- For se, jeg opvekker et folk mot eder, Israels hus, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og de skal undertrykke eder fra der hvor veien går til Hamat, og like til bekken i ødemarken.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 14:25
He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.
Read in context1 Kings 8:65
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:15–17
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Read in contextNumbers 34:7–8
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
Read in context2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Read in contextHosea 10:5
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
Read in contextIsaiah 7:20
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:4–8
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
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