Amos 4 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Amos 5

¹Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) ye this word^H1697 which I take up^H5375^(H8802) against you, even a lamentation^H7015, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478.

² “The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. She is cast down on her land; there is no one to raise her up.”

KJVThe virgin^H1330 of Israel^H3478 is fallen^H5307^(H8804); she shall no more^H3254^(H8686) rise^H6965^(H8800): she is forsaken^H5203^(H8738) upon her land^H127; there is none to raise her up^H6965^(H8688).

³ For the Lord Yahweh says: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; The city^H5892 that went out^H3318^(H8802) by a thousand^H505 shall leave^H7604^(H8686) an hundred^H3967, and that which went forth^H3318^(H8802) by an hundred^H3967 shall leave^H7604^(H8686) ten^H6235, to the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478.

⁴ For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live;

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, Seek^H1875^(H8798) ye me, and ye shall live^H2421^(H8798):

⁵ but don’t seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don’t pass to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.

KJVBut seek^H1875^(H8799) not Bethel^H1008, nor enter^H935^(H8799) into Gilgal^H1537, and pass^H5674^(H8799) not to Beersheba^H884: for Gilgal^H1537 shall surely^H1540^(H8800) go into captivity^H1540^(H8799), and Bethel^H1008 shall come to nought^H205.

⁶ Seek Yahweh, and you will live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

KJVSeek^H1875^(H8798) the LORD^H3068, and ye shall live^H2421^(H8798); lest he break out^H6743^(H8799) like fire^H784 in the house^H1004 of Joseph^H3130, and devour^H398^(H8804) it, and there be none to quench^H3518^(H8764) it in Bethel^H1008.

⁷ You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth!

KJVYe who turn^H2015^(H8802) judgment^H4941 to wormwood^H3939, and leave off^H3240^(H8689) righteousness^H6666 in the earth^H776,

⁸ Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,

KJVSeek him that maketh^H6213^(H8802) the seven stars^H3598 and Orion^H3685, and turneth^H2015^(H8802) the shadow of death^H6757 into the morning^H1242, and maketh the day^H3117 dark^H2821^(H8689) with night^H3915: that calleth^H7121^(H8802) for the waters^H4325 of the sea^H3220, and poureth them out^H8210^(H8799) upon the face^H6440 of the earth^H776: The LORD^H3068 is his name^H8034:

⁹ who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.

KJVThat strengtheneth^H1082^(H8688) the spoiled^H7701 against the strong^H5794, so that the spoiled^H7701 shall come^H935^(H8799) against the fortress^H4013.

¹⁰ They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.

KJVThey hate^H8130^(H8804) him that rebuketh^H3198^(H8688) in the gate^H8179, and they abhor^H8581^(H8762) him that speaketh^H1696^(H8802) uprightly^H8549.

¹¹ Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take taxes from him of wheat, you have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

KJVForasmuch^H3282 therefore as your treading^H1318^(H8780) is upon the poor^H1800, and ye take^H3947^(H8799) from him burdens^H4864 of wheat^H1250: ye have built^H1129^(H8804) houses^H1004 of hewn stone^H1496, but ye shall not dwell^H3427^(H8799) in them; ye have planted^H5193^(H8804) pleasant^H2531 vineyards^H3754, but ye shall not drink^H8354^(H8799) wine^H3196 of them.

¹² For I know how many are your offenses, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn away the needy in the courts.

KJVFor I know^H3045^(H8804) your manifold^H7227 transgressions^H6588 and your mighty^H6099 sins^H2403: they afflict^H6887^(H8802) the just^H6662, they take^H3947^(H8802) a bribe^H3724, and they turn aside^H5186^(H8689) the poor^H34 in the gate^H8179 from their right.

¹³ Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

KJVTherefore the prudent^H7919^(H8688) shall keep silence^H1826^(H8799) in that time^H6256; for it is an evil^H7451 time^H6256.

¹⁴ Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.

KJVSeek^H1875^(H8798) good^H2896, and not evil^H7451, that ye may live^H2421^(H8799): and so the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, shall be with you, as ye have spoken^H559^(H8804).

¹⁵ Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

KJVHate^H8130^(H8798) the evil^H7451, and love^H157^(H8798) the good^H2896, and establish^H3322^(H8685) judgment^H4941 in the gate^H8179: it may be that the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635 will be gracious^H2603^(H8799) unto the remnant^H7611 of Joseph^H3130.

¹⁶ Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the Lord, says: “Wailing will be in all the wide ways. They will say in all the streets, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They will call the farmer to mourning, and those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.

KJVTherefore the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, the Lord^H136, saith^H559^(H8804) thus; Wailing^H4553 shall be in all streets^H7339; and they shall say^H559^(H8799) in all the highways^H2351, Alas^H1930! alas^H1930! and they shall call^H7121^(H8804) the husbandman^H406 to mourning^H60, and such as are skilful^H3045^(H8802) of lamentation^H5092 to wailing^H4553.

¹⁷ In all vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through the middle of you,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd in all vineyards^H3754 shall be wailing^H4553: for I will pass^H5674^(H8799) through^H7130 thee, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁸ “Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light.

KJVWoe^H1945 unto you that desire^H183^(H8693) the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068! to what end^H4100 is it for you? the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is darkness^H2822, and not light^H216.

¹⁹ As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.

KJVAs if a man^H376 did flee^H5127^(H8799) from^H6440 a lion^H738, and a bear^H1677 met^H6293^(H8804) him; or went^H935^(H8804) into the house^H1004, and leaned^H5564^(H8804) his hand^H3027 on the wall^H7023, and a serpent^H5175 bit^H5391^(H8804) him.

²⁰ Won’t the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

KJVShall not the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 be darkness^H2822, and not light^H216? even very dark^H651, and no brightness^H5051 in it?

²¹ I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies.

KJVI hate^H8130^(H8804), I despise^H3988^(H8804) your feast days^H2282, and I will not smell^H7306^(H8686) in your solemn assemblies^H6116.

²² Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.

KJVThough ye offer^H5927^(H8686) me burnt offerings^H5930 and your meat offerings^H4503, I will not accept^H7521^(H8799) them: neither will I regard^H5027^(H8686) the peace offerings^H8002 of your fat beasts^H4806.

²³ Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

KJVTake thou away^H5493^(H8685) from me the noise^H1995 of thy songs^H7892; for I will not hear^H8085^(H8799) the melody^H2172 of thy viols^H5035.

²⁴ But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

KJVBut let judgment^H4941 run down^H1556^(H8735) as waters^H4325, and righteousness^H6666 as a mighty^H386 stream^H5158.

²⁵ “Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, house of Israel?

KJVHave ye offered^H5066^(H8689) unto me sacrifices^H2077 and offerings^H4503 in the wilderness^H4057 forty^H705 years^H8141, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478?

²⁶ You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.

KJVBut ye have borne^H5375^(H8804) the tabernacle^H5522 of your Moloch^H4428 and Chiun^H3594 your images^H6754, the star^H3556 of your god^H430, which ye made^H6213^(H8804) to yourselves.

²⁷ Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.

KJVTherefore will I cause you to go into captivity^H1540^(H8689) beyond^H1973 Damascus^H1834, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, whose name^H8034 is The God^H430 of hosts^H6635.

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.

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