Amos 6:13
Who rejoice in a thing of nought,—who say, Have we not by our own strength, taken to ourselves horns?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 32:18But he said—Not the noise of the cry of heroism, nor yet the noise of the cry of defeat,—the noise of alternate song, do I hear.
Judges 9:27Then went they out into the fields, and gathered the fruit of their vineyards and trode [the grapes], and held a vintage festival,—and entered the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and poured contempt on Abimelech.
1 Samuel 4:5And so it was, when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, that all Israel brake out into a loud shout of joy,—so that the earth rang again.
2 Kings 14:12Then was Judah defeated before Israel,—and they fled, every man to his own home;
2 Chronicles 28:6And Pekah son of Remaliah slew, in Judah, a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all, sons of valour,-because they had forsaken Yahweh, God of their fathers.
Job 31:25If I rejoiced because great was my substance, and, an abundance, my hand had discovered;
Matthew Henry on Amos 6:9-14
Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 790.) 8 The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he… Read the whole commentary →