Verse 13
Amos 6:13
GOD'S WORD Translation
13
you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say,
‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/שְּׂמֵחִ֖ים לְ/לֹ֣א דָבָ֑ר הָ/אֹ֣מְרִ֔ים הֲ/ל֣וֹא בְ/חָזְקֵ֔/נוּ לָקַ֥חְנוּ לָ֖/נוּ קַרְנָֽיִם
English Translation
The joyful ones for no reason say, "Is it not by our strength that we have taken horns for ourselves?"
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