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13 At that time the beautiful young men and women
    will become weak from thirst.
14 They made promises by the sin of Samaria,[a]
    They said, ‘Dan,[b] as surely as your god lives, we promise ….’
    And they said, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba[c] lives, we promise ….’
But they will fall
    and never get up again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:14 sin of Samaria The calf god in Samaria.
  2. Amos 8:14 Dan One of Israel’s holy places was in this city.
  3. Amos 8:14 Beersheba A town in Judah. This name means “well of the oath.”

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