Amos 8:14 meaning and explanation
Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”
Amos 8:14, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Amos 8:14 closes the chapter with a verdict on Israel's false worship. The people swear oaths by the guilt of Samaria, meaning the golden calf shrine at Bethel that Jeroboam set up (1 Kings 12:28-30), and by the god at Dan, the other royal sanctuary.
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