Amos 6:13 meaning and explanation
you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’
Amos 6:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Amos is speaking to the wealthy and powerful in Israel, probably in Samaria, who feel safe and celebrate a recent military success. Lo-debar and Karnaim were towns east of the Jordan; the first name sounds like the Hebrew for "nothing" or "no thing," which may be part of the prophet's sarcasm.
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