Amos 6:13 — You celebrate the defeat
of Lo-Debar and Karnaim,
and you boast by saying,
“We… — CEV | maBible
Read Amos 6:13 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Amos 6.13, Amos 6v13, Am. 6:13. You celebrate the defeat
of Lo-Debar and Karnaim,
and you boast by saying,
“We did it on our own.”
Other reference formats: Amos 6.13, Amos 6v13, Am. 6:13.
13 You celebrate the defeat
of Lo-Debar and Karnaim,
and you boast by saying,
“We did it on our own.”
Notes and references
Lo-Debar and Karnaim: Two cities east of the Jordan River that were captured by Jeroboam II (see 2 Kings 14.25). In Hebrew “Lo-Debar” can mean “nothing,” and “Karnaim” means “two horns (of a bull).” Horns were symbols of strength, and so the people are bragging about their military power (defeat of…