Amos 6:13

A thing of nought. Heb. lo’ dabar. Amos points out the folly of those who put their faith in that which does not really exist, their idols, their boasted security, and their vaunted power. Some Bible scholars believe that the references in these verses are to proper names, Lo-debar being the proper name of a place in Gilead (see 2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27).

Horns. Heb. qamayim. Horns are a symbol of strength (see on 1 Kings 22:11). Some think that this word is the name of a strong fortress, Kamaim, mentioned in 1 Macc. 5:26; 2 Macc. 12:21. Thus the RSV of the present verse reads, “You who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, ‘Have we not by our own strength taken Kamaim for ourselves?’”