Amos 8:14

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They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

In other translations

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

Hebrew words

הַנִּשְׁבָּעִיםhanishba'imthose [who] swearH7650בְּאַשְׁמַתbe'ashmatby [the] guilt ofH819שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they will sayH559חֵיchei[by] [the] life ofH2416אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhagods yourH430דָּןdanO DanH1835וְחֵיvecheiand [by] [the] lifeH2416דֶּרֶךְderekhof [the] way ofH1870בְּאֵר־be'er-BeerH884שָׁבַעshava'ShebaH884וְנָפְלוּvenafeluand they will fallH5307וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יָקוּמוּyakumuthey will riseH6965עוֹד׃ סodagainH5750

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Beersheba (Joshua 15), Dan, Samaria

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