bHe will break the great house into bits,
And the little house into pieces.
Does one plow there with oxen?
Yet ayou have turned justice into gall,
And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
Who say, “Have we not taken1 Karnaim for ourselves
By our own strength?”
O house of Israel,”
Says the Lord God of hosts;
“And they will afflict you from the bentrance of Hamath
To the Valley of the Arabah.”
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Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rock - First, they could not do it, because they were unshod; for the shoeing of horses with iron was not then known. Secondly, If they did run on the rock, it would be useless to their owner, and hurtful to themselves. Thirdly, And it would be as useless to plough on the rock with oxen; for there it would be impossible to sow with any advantage. Fourthly, Just as useless and injurious would it be to put gall in the place of judgment, and hemlock in the place of righteousness. You have not only been laboring in vain for yourselves, but you have also been oppressive to others; and for both ye shall suffer.
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