Amos 3 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Amos 4

¹Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!”

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) this word^H1697, ye kine^H6510 of Bashan^H1316, that are in the mountain^H2022 of Samaria^H8111, which oppress^H6231^(H8802) the poor^H1800, which crush^H7533^(H8802) the needy^H34, which say^H559^(H8802) to their masters^H113, Bring^H935^(H8685), and let us drink^H8354^(H8799).

² The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness, “Behold, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.

KJVThe Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 hath sworn^H7650^(H8738) by his holiness^H6944, that, lo, the days^H3117 shall come^H935^(H8802) upon you, that he will take you away^H5375^(H8765) with hooks^H6793, and your posterity^H319 with fishhooks^H1729^H5518.

³ You will go out at the breaks in the wall, everyone straight before her; and you will cast yourselves into Harmon,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd ye shall go out^H3318^(H8799) at the breaches^H6556, every^H802 cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast^H7993^(H8689) them into the palace^H2038, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁴ “Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,

KJVCome^H935^(H8798) to Bethel^H1008, and transgress^H6586^(H8798); at Gilgal^H1537 multiply^H7235^(H8685) transgression^H6586^(H8800); and bring^H935^(H8685) your sacrifices^H2077 every morning^H1242, and your tithes^H4643 after three^H7969 years^H3117:

⁵ offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them; for this pleases you, you children of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh.

KJVAnd offer^H6999^(H8763) a sacrifice of thanksgiving^H8426 with leaven^H2557, and proclaim^H7121^(H8798) and publish^H8085^(H8685) the free offerings^H5071: for this^H3651 liketh^H157^(H8804) you, O ye children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

⁶ “I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd I also have given^H5414^(H8804) you cleanness^H5356 of teeth^H8127 in all your cities^H5892, and want^H2640 of bread^H3899 in all your places^H4725: yet have ye not returned^H7725^(H8804) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁷ “I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One field was rained on, and the field where it didn’t rain withered.

KJVAnd also I have withholden^H4513^(H8804) the rain^H1653 from you, when there were yet three^H7969 months^H2320 to the harvest^H7105: and I caused it to rain^H4305^(H8689) upon one^H259 city^H5892, and caused it not to rain^H4305^(H8686) upon another^H259 city^H5892: one^H259 piece^H2513 was rained^H4305^(H8735) upon, and the piece^H2513 whereupon it rained^H4305^(H8686) not withered^H3001^(H8799).

⁸ So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

KJVSo two^H8147 or three^H7969 cities^H5892 wandered^H5128^(H8804) unto one^H259 city^H5892, to drink^H8354^(H8800) water^H4325; but they were not satisfied^H7646^(H8799): yet have ye not returned^H7725^(H8804) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁹ “I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards, and the swarming locusts have devoured your fig trees and your olive trees; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

KJVI have smitten^H5221^(H8689) you with blasting^H7711 and mildew^H3420: when your gardens^H1593 and your vineyards^H3754 and your fig trees^H8384 and your olive trees^H2132 increased^H7235^(H8687), the palmerworm^H1501 devoured^H398^(H8799) them: yet have ye not returned^H7725^(H8804) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁰ “I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

KJVI have sent^H7971^(H8765) among you the pestilence^H1698 after the manner^H1870 of Egypt^H4714: your young men^H970 have I slain^H2026^(H8804) with the sword^H2719, and have taken away^H7628 your horses^H5483; and I have made the stink^H889 of your camps^H4264 to come up^H5927^(H8686) unto your nostrils^H639: yet have ye not returned^H7725^(H8804) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹¹ “I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

KJVI have overthrown^H2015^(H8804) some of you, as God^H430 overthrew^H4114 Sodom^H5467 and Gomorrah^H6017, and ye were as a firebrand^H181 plucked out^H5337^(H8716) of the burning^H8316: yet have ye not returned^H7725^(H8804) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹² “Therefore I will do this to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

KJVTherefore thus will I do^H6213^(H8799) unto thee, O Israel^H3478: and because^H6118 I will do^H6213^(H8799) this unto thee, prepare^H3559^(H8734) to meet^H7125^(H8800) thy God^H430, O Israel^H3478.

¹³ For, behold, he who forms the mountains, creates the wind, declares to man what is his thought, who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth: Yahweh, the God of Armies, is his name.”

KJVFor, lo, he that formeth^H3335^(H8802) the mountains^H2022, and createth^H1254^(H8802) the wind^H7307, and declareth^H5046^(H8688) unto man^H120 what is his thought^H7808, that maketh^H6213^(H8802) the morning^H7837 darkness^H5890, and treadeth^H1869^(H8802) upon the high places^H1116 of the earth^H776, The LORD^H3068, The God^H430 of hosts^H6635, is his name^H8034.

WEB·Amos 3

¹Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) this word^H1697 that the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) against you, O children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, against the whole family^H4940 which I brought up^H5927^(H8689) from the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

KJVYou only have I known^H3045^(H8804) of all the families^H4940 of the earth^H127: therefore I will punish^H6485^(H8799) you for all your iniquities^H5771.

³ Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

KJVCan two^H8147 walk^H3212^(H8799) together^H3162, except^H1115 they be agreed^H3259^(H8738)?

⁴ Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

KJVWill a lion^H738 roar^H7580^(H8799) in the forest^H3293, when he hath no prey^H2964? will a young lion^H3715 cry out^H5414^(H8799)^H6963 of his den^H4585, if he have taken^H3920^(H8804) nothing^H1115?

⁵ Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?

KJVCan a bird^H6833 fall^H5307^(H8799) in a snare^H6341 upon the earth^H776, where no gin^H4170 is for him? shall one take up^H5927^(H8799) a snare^H6341 from the earth^H127, and have taken^H3920^(H8799) nothing at all^H3920^(H8800)?

⁶ Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and Yahweh hasn’t done it?

KJVShall a trumpet^H7782 be blown^H8628^(H8735) in the city^H5892, and the people^H5971 not be afraid^H2729^(H8799)? shall there be evil^H7451 in a city^H5892, and the LORD^H3068 hath not done^H6213^(H8804) it?

⁷ Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

KJVSurely the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 will do^H6213^(H8799) nothing^H1697, but he revealeth^H1540^(H8804) his secret^H5475 unto his servants^H5650 the prophets^H5030.

⁸ The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

KJVThe lion^H738 hath roared^H7580^(H8804), who will not^H3808 fear^H3372^(H8799)? the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765), who can but prophesy^H5012^(H8735)?

⁹ Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”

KJVPublish^H8085^(H8685) in the palaces^H759 at Ashdod^H795, and in the palaces^H759 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and say^H559^(H8798), Assemble^H622^(H8734) yourselves upon the mountains^H2022 of Samaria^H8111, and behold^H7200^(H8798) the great^H7227 tumults^H4103 in the midst^H7130 thereof, and the oppressed^H6217 in the midst^H8432 thereof.

¹⁰ “Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says Yahweh, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”

KJVFor they know^H3045^(H8804) not to do^H6213^(H8800) right^H5229, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, who store^H686^(H8802) up violence^H2555 and robbery^H7701 in their palaces^H759.

¹¹ Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered.”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; An adversary^H6862 there shall be even round about^H5439 the land^H776; and he shall bring down^H3381^(H8689) thy strength^H5797 from thee, and thy palaces^H759 shall be spoiled^H962^(H8738).

¹² Yahweh says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; As the shepherd^H7462^(H8802) taketh out^H5337^(H8686) of the mouth^H6310 of the lion^H738 two^H8147 legs^H3767, or a piece^H915 of an ear^H241; so shall the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 be taken out^H5337^(H8735) that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in Samaria^H8111 in the corner^H6285 of a bed^H4296, and in Damascus^H1833 in a couch^H6210.

¹³ “Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) ye, and testify^H5749^(H8685) in the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635,

¹⁴ “For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off, and fall to the ground.

KJVThat in the day^H3117 that I shall visit^H6485^(H8800) the transgressions^H6588 of Israel^H3478 upon him I will also visit^H6485^(H8804) the altars^H4196 of Bethel^H1008: and the horns^H7161 of the altar^H4196 shall be cut off^H1438^(H8738), and fall^H5307^(H8804) to the ground^H776.

¹⁵ I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd I will smite^H5221^(H8689) the winter^H2779 house^H1004 with the summer^H7019 house^H1004; and the houses^H1004 of ivory^H8127 shall perish^H6^(H8804), and the great^H7227 houses^H1004 shall have an end^H5486^(H8804), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

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