Amos 6:13 Commentary: Rashi

הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖ים לְלֹ֣א דָבָ֑ר הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים הֲל֣וֹא בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּ לָקַ֥חְנוּ לָ֖נוּ קַרְנָֽיִם׃

Ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, That say: ‘Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?’

Rashi on Amos

over a thing of naught—Over their greatness and their wealth, which is nought, since it will not endure.
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Rashi on Amos

horns—Strength and might to gore the poor and needy with the horns.
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