ESV Reformation Study Bible – Amos 6:12
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Amos 6:12

6:12 Do horses run on rocks. Obviously not; no one runs a horse in such treacherous footing. Neither would one plow on rocks. But Israel’s injustice is just as absurd. A suggested reading of the second question, “Does one plow there with oxen,” requires a different word division in the Hebrew and is attested by no ancient version. It is better to take “rocks” as understood, although not explicitly stated, in the second query.