Amos 6:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Amos 6:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 6:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 6:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Amos 6:13 — World English Bible

Amos 6:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Amos 6:13 — American Standard Version

Amos 6:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Amos 6:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 6:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Amos 6:13 — Darby Translation

Amos 6:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Amos 6:13 — Geneva Bible

Amos 6:13 in Context — Amos 6

11 For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

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?

14 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.

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What Does Amos 6:13 Mean?

Amos 6:13 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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