Amo 6:13 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 13. Ye which rejoice in a thing of naught ] In your idols: for an idol is nothing in the world. Have we not taken to us horns ] We have arrived to power and dignity by our strength. Horns were the symbols of power and authority . So Horace :- Vina parant animos: tum pauper cornua sumet. "Wine repairs our strength, and furnishes the poor with horns." At such times they think themselves as great as the greatest.

‏ Amos 6:13

Verse 13. Ye which rejoice in a thing of naught] In your idols: for an idol is nothing in the world.

Have we not taken to us horns] We have arrived to power and dignity by our strength. Horns were the symbols of power and authority. So Horace:-

Vina parant animos: tum pauper cornua sumet.

"Wine repairs our strength, and furnishes the

poor with horns."

At such times they think themselves as great as the greatest.