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Amos 8:14

14  nThey that swear by othe sin of pSamaria,

And say, Thy god, qO Dan, liveth;

And, rThe manner of sBeer-sheba liveth;

Even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

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Amos 8:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria—

who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’

or, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba lives’—

they will fall, never to rise again.”

Amos 8:14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 Those who swear by the Guilt of Samaria,

and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’

and, ‘As the Way of Beersheba lives,’

they shall fall, and never rise again.”

Amos 8:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 And those who swear by the shameful idols of Samaria—

who take oaths in the name of the god of Dan

and make vows in the name of the god of Beersheba—

they will all fall down,

never to rise again.”

Amos 8:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria,

Who say,

‘As your god lives, O Dan!’

And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives!’

They shall fall and never rise again.”

Amos 8:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 They make promises by the idol in Samaria

and say, ‘As surely as the god of Dan lives …’

and, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba lives, we promise …’

So they will fall

and never get up again.”

Amos 8:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 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.

Amos 8:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 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.

Amos 8:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 ⸤How horrible it will be for⸥ those who swear by Ashimah, 

the idol of Samaria, and say, 

“I solemnly swear, Dan, as your god lives.…” 

“I solemnly swear as long as there is a road to Beersheba.…” 

Those who say this will fall and never get up again. 

Amos 8:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria

and say, “As your god lives, Dan,”

or “As the way of Beer-sheba lives” —

they will fall, never to rise again.

Amos 8:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria,

and say, “As your god lives, O Dan,”

and, “As the way of Beer-sheba lives”—

they shall fall, and never rise again.

Amos 8:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 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.”

Amos 8:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 Some people take oaths in the name

of Samaria’s shameful god.

Others say, ‘People of Dan, you can be sure

that your god is alive.’

Still others say, ‘You can be sure

that Beersheba’s god is alive.’

But all of those people will fall dead.

They will never get up again.”

Amos 8:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria,

Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’

And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’

They will fall and not rise again.”


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