Amos 8:14
Those who swear by the disgraceful idols of Samaria, who take oaths like, “By the life of your god, Dan,” or “A pilgrimage to the god of Beersheba”—they will fall, and never rise again.
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13On that day, even the beautiful girls and healthy young men will collapse from thirst.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11Lord, please bless what they have, and accept their service for you. Destroy those who attack them; make sure their enemies never rise again.”
1 Kings 12:29He placed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
1 Kings 13:22instead you went back and ate and drank in the place where he told you not to, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your fathers.”
1 Kings 16:24He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He fortified the hill, and named the city that he built Samaria, after Shemer, the previous owner of the hill.
2 Chronicles 36:16But they ridiculed God's messengers, they despised his warnings and mocked his prophets, until the Lord's anger against his people was provoked to such an extent it couldn't be stopped.
Psalms 140:10Let burning coals rain down on them! Let them be thrown into the fire, or into bottomless pits, never to rise again.
Matthew Henry on Amos 8:12-14
Spiritual Famine Threatened; Judgments Threatened. ( b. c. 785.) 11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God , that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord : 12 And 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. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say,… Read the whole commentary →