Amos 6:13

In 11 translations

BSB

you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’Lo-debar means nothing.Karnaim means horn, a symbol of strength.

KJV

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

WEB

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

ASV

ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

LSV

O you who are rejoicing at nothing, || Who are saying, “Have we not taken to ourselves horns by our strength?”

YLT

O ye who are rejoicing at nothing, Who are saying, 'Have we not by our strength taken to ourselves horns?'

DBY

— ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us power by our own strength?

DRC6:14

You that rejoice in a thing of nought: you that say: Have we not taken unto us horns by our own strength?

GNV

Ye reioyce in a thing of nought: yee say, Haue not wee gotten vs hornes by our owne strength?

JPS

Ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say: 'Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?'

LXXE

ye who rejoice at vanity, who say, Have we not possessed horns by our own strength?

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WLC

הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖ים לְלֹ֣א דָבָ֑ר הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים הֲל֣וֹא בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּ לָקַ֥חְנוּ לָ֖נוּ קַרְנָֽיִם׃

LXX-Br

οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι ἐπʼ οὐδενὶ λόγῳ, οἱ λέγοντες, οὐκ ἐν τῃ ἰσχύϊ ἡμῶν ἔσχομεν κέρατα;

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• Isaiah 28:14–15Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes…
• Luke 12:19–20Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who…
• 2 Kings 14:25This 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…
• James 4:16As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
• Job 31:25if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
• Exodus 32:18–19But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!” As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of…
• Jeremiah 9:23This 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.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to…
• 2 Kings 14:12–14And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home. There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and…
• Isaiah 17:3–4The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade,…
• Judges 9:27And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.
• Judges 9:19–20if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you. But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and…
• Job 31:29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
• Isaiah 7:1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could…
• Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
• Jonah 4:6So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

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