King James Version
Amos 6:13 in the King James Version says “Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?” — study this verse from Amos chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?”
Amos 6:13 · KJV
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. breaches: or, droppings
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:
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. river: or, valley
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probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
“of nought”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“in a thing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of nought”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“to us horns”
H7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e., ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a moun
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