Verse 12
Amos 6:12
GOD'S WORD Translation
12
Do horses run on the rocky crags?
Does one plow there with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison,
and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/יְרֻצ֤וּ/ן בַּ/סֶּ֨לַע֙ סוּסִ֔ים אִֽם יַחֲר֖וֹשׁ בַּ/בְּקָרִ֑ים כִּֽי הֲפַכְתֶּ֤ם לְ/רֹאשׁ֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּ/פְרִ֥י צְדָקָ֖ה לְ/לַעֲנָֽה
English Translation
You will run in the rock of horses if you plow with the cattle, for you have turned to the head of judgment and the fruit of righteousness to bitterness.
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