AMOS 8:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXX οἱ ὀμνύοντες κατὰ τοῦ ἱλασμοῦ Σαμαρείας, καὶ οἱ λέγοντες, ζῇ ὁ θεός σου Δὰν, καὶ ζῇ ὁ θεός σου Βηρσαβεέ· καὶ πεσοῦνται, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀναστῶσιν ἔτι.
(hoi omnuontes kata tou hilasmou Samareias, kai hoi legontes, zaʸ ho theos sou Dan, kai zaʸ ho theos sou Baʸrsabeʼe; kai pesountai, kai ou maʸ anastōsin eti. )

BrTr they who swear by the propitiation of Samaria, and who say, Thy god, O Dan, lives; and, Thy god, O Bersabee, lives; and they shall fall, and shall no more rise again.

ULT Those who swear by the sin of Samaria[fn]
⇔ and say, ‘As your god lives, Dan,’
⇔ and, ‘As the way to Beersheba exists’—[fn]
⇔ they will fall and never rise again.”

Instead of the sin of Samaria, some versions have Ashimah of Samaria. Ashimah was the name of a pagan goddess worshiped in some parts of Syria.

The Hebrew text has As the way to Beersheba exists, where this might refer to what people going to worship Beersheba’s idols might have said. However, some versions change the Hebrew text to read As the loved one of Beersheba lives. Here “loved one” stands for an idol worshiped in Beersheba.

UST Those who make oaths using the name of their shameful god of Samaria,
⇔ and those who solemnly promise to do something using the name of the god of Dan,
⇔ and those who swear using the name of the god of Beersheba—
⇔ they will all die;
⇔ they will never get up again.”

BSB Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria
⇔ and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’
⇔ or, ‘As surely as the way [fn] of Beersheba lives’—
⇔ they will fall, never to rise again.”

OEB ⇔ Those who take oaths by the shameful idol of Samaria,
⇔ who swear, “As surely as your God lives, O Dan!”
⇔ and, “By the sacred way to Beer-sheba!” –
⇔ they will fall and never rise again.

WEBBE Those who swear by the sin of Samaria,
⇔ and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives,’
⇔ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’
⇔ they will fall, and never rise up again.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET These are the ones who now take oaths in the name of the sinful idol goddess of Samaria.
⇔ They vow, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or ‘As surely as your beloved one lives, O Beer Sheba!’
⇔ But they will fall down and not get up again.”

LSV Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria,
And who have said, Your god lives, O Dan,
And, The way of Beer-Sheba lives,
Indeed, they have fallen and do not rise again!”

FBV Those who swear by the disgraceful idols[fn] of Samaria, who take oaths like, “By the life of your god, Dan,” or “A pilgrimage to the god of Beersheba”—they will fall, and never rise again.

8:14 “disgraceful idols”: literally, “guilt.”

T4T Those who ◄make oaths/solemnly promise to do something► using the names of their shameful gods of Samaria,
⇔ and those who solemnly promise to do something using the name of the god of Dan,
⇔ and those who solemnly promise to do something using the name of the god of Beersheba,
⇔ will all die;
⇔ and they will never live again.”

LEB These are those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘By the life of your gods, O Dan,’ and ‘By the life of the way of Beersheba,’ they will fall and they will not rise again.”

BBE Those who make their oaths by the sin of Samaria and say, By the life of your God, O Dan; and, By the living way of Beer-sheba; even they will go down, never again to be lifted up.

Moff No Moff AMOS book available

JPS They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: 'As thy God, O Dan, liveth'; and: 'As the way of Beer-sheba liveth'; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

ASV They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.

DRA They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more.

YLT Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria, And have said, Live doth thy god, O Dan, And, Live doth the way of Beer-Sheba, And they have fallen — and rise not again!'

Drby they that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, [As] thy [fn]god, O Dan, liveth! and, [As] the way of Beer-sheba liveth! even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

8.14 Elohim

RV They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy God, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

Wbstr 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 again.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth/lives; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth/lives; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. )

8.14 manner: Heb. way

KJB-1611 They that sweare by the sinne of Samaria, and say, Thy God, O Dan, liueth, and the manner of Beer-sheba liueth, euen they shall fall, and neuer rise vp againe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps They that swere by the sinne of Samaria, & that say, Thy God O Dan liueth, & the maner of Beerseba liueth, euen they shall fall, and neuer rise vp againe.
(They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and that say, Thy God O Dan liveth/lives, and the manner of Beerseba liveth/lives, even they shall fall, and never rise up again.)

Gnva They that sweare by the sinne of Samaria, and that say, Thy God, O Dan, liueth, and the maner of Beer-sheba liueth, euen they shall fall, and neuer rise vp againe.
(They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and that say, Thy God, O Dan, liveth/lives, and the manner of Beer-sheba liveth/lives, even they shall fall, and never rise up again. )

Cvdl yee euen they that sweare in the offence off Samaria, and saye: as truly as thy God lyueth at Dan, and as truly as ye God lyueth at Bersaba. These shal fall, and neuer ryse vp agayne.
(yee even they that swear in the offence off Samaria, and say: as truly as thy/your God liveth/lives at Dan, and as truly as ye/you_all God liveth/lives at Bersaba. These shall fall, and never rise up again.)

Wycl and seien, Dan, thi god lyueth, and the weie of Bersabee lyueth; and thei schulen falle, and thei schulen no more rise ayen.
(and said, Dan, thy/your god liveth/lives, and the way of Bersabee liveth/lives; and they should falle, and they should no more rise ayen.)

Luth die jetzt schwören bei dem Fluch Samaria und sprechen: So wahr dein GOtt zu Dan lebet, so wahr die Weise zu Berseba lebet! Denn sie sollen also fallen, daß sie nicht wieder aufstehen mögen.
(die jetzt schwören at to_him Fluch Samaria and sprechen: So wahr your God to Dan lives, so wahr the Weise to Berseba lives! Because they/she/them sollen also fallen, that they/she/them not again aufstehen mögen.)

ClVg qui jurant in delicto Samariæ, et dicunt: Vivit Deus tuus, Dan, et vivit via Bersabee; et cadent, et non resurgent ultra.]
(who yurant in delicto Samariæ, and dicunt: Vivit God tuus, Dan, and vivit road Bersabee; and cadent, and not/no resurgent ultra.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) by the sin of Samaria

(Some words not found in UHB: the,swear in/on/at/with,guilt Shomrōn and,say lives god,your Dān and,lives road/way_of בְּאֵר שָׁבַע and,fall and=not rise again/more )

Here “sin” represents the false god the people worship in Samaria. Alternate translation: “by the false god of Samaria”

(Occurrence 0) As your god lives, Dan

(Some words not found in UHB: the,swear in/on/at/with,guilt Shomrōn and,say lives god,your Dān and,lives road/way_of בְּאֵר שָׁבַע and,fall and=not rise again/more )

This is a way of making a solemn oath. The people declare that they believe the god of Dan is certainly alive to emphasize that they will certainly do what they promise to do.

(Occurrence 0) As the way to Beersheba exists

(Some words not found in UHB: the,swear in/on/at/with,guilt Shomrōn and,say lives god,your Dān and,lives road/way_of בְּאֵר שָׁבַע and,fall and=not rise again/more )

This is probably a reference to the roads that pilgrims would take to Beersheba in order to worship idols there. Again, this is a way of making a solemn oath. They state that the way to Beersheba certainly exists in order to emphasize that they will certainly do what they promise to do.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) they will fall

(Some words not found in UHB: the,swear in/on/at/with,guilt Shomrōn and,say lives god,your Dān and,lives road/way_of בְּאֵר שָׁבַע and,fall and=not rise again/more )

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “they will die”

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