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Those who swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִיםby the guiltבְּאַשְׁמַתof Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןand say,וְאָמְרוּ“As your god lives,חֵי אֱלֹהֶיךָDan,”דָּןand, “As the wayוְחֵי דֶּרֶךְof Beersheba lives,”בְּאֵר שָׁבַעwill fallוְנָפְלוּand notוְלֹאriseיָקוּמוּagain.עוֹד
Amos 8:14
Study it in the app“Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria, and say, “As your god lives, Dan,” and, “As the way of Beersheba lives,” will fall and not rise again.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 8:14, word by word
- Those who swearנִּשְׁבָּעִיםnishbaim
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishbaim” appears- by the guiltאַשְׁמַתashmat
guilt
Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.
Where else “ashmat” appears- of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron
Samaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears- and sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- “As your god livesחֵיche
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “che” appears- “As your god livesאֱלֹהֶיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- and, “As the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of Beersheba livesבְּאֵרbeer
Beersheba
See it on the mapWhere else “beer” appears- will fallנָפְלוּnaflu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “naflu” appears- riseיָקוּמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears
Translation note
“The guilt of Samaria”: perhaps a play on Ashima, the idol that the people of Hamath made (2 Kings 17:30).
Places in this verse
1Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
2Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
3Beersheba
Today: Beersheba (Be'er Sheva), Israel
A city at the southern edge of the land of Israel, in the Negev desert, about 47 miles (75 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham and Isaac made agreements there over a well (Gen 21:31; 26:33). "From Dan to Beersheba" meant the whole land.
The context
13On that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint from thirst.
14 · This verse (above)