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Amos 8:14 KJV
Amos · chapter 8 · verse 14
They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.Amos 8:14 · King James Version
Amos 8:14 in context
12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
13In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BeershebaBᵉʼêr ShebaʻBeer-Sheba, a place in PalestineH884 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- livethchayaliveH2416 →
- mannerdereka roadH1870 →
- swearshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- fallnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
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In these verses is threatened, I. A general judgment of spiritual famine coming upon the whole land, a famine of the word of God, the failing of oracles and the scarcity of good preaching.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-14