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12 Do horses run over loose rocks?
    No, and people don’t use cows for plowing.
But you turned everything upside down.
    You changed justice and goodness to bitter poison.
13 You are so excited about defeating Lo Debar.[a]
    And you boast, “We have taken Karnaim[b] by our own strength.”

14 “But Israel, I will bring a nation against you that will bring troubles to your whole country from Lebo Hamath to Arabah Brook.” This is what the Lord God All-Powerful said.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:13 Lo Debar This name means “nothing.”
  2. Amos 6:13 Karnaim This name means “horns.” Horns were a symbol of strength.

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