Amos 6 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Amos 7

¹Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s harvest.

KJVThus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200^(H8689) unto me; and, behold, he formed^H3335^(H8802) grasshoppers^H1462 in the beginning^H8462 of the shooting up^H5927^(H8800) of the latter growth^H3954; and, lo, it was the latter growth^H3954 after^H310 the king's^H4428 mowings^H1488.

² When they finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, “Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”

KJVAnd it came to pass, that when they had made an end^H3615^(H8765) of eating^H398^(H8800) the grass^H6212 of the land^H776, then I said^H559^(H8799), O Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, forgive^H5545^(H8798), I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob^H3290 arise^H6965^(H8799)? for he is small^H6996.

³ Yahweh relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says Yahweh.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 repented^H5162^(H8738) for this: It shall not be, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

⁴ Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.

KJVThus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200^(H8689) unto me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 called^H7121^(H8802) to contend^H7378^(H8800) by fire^H784, and it devoured^H398^(H8799) the great^H7227 deep^H8415, and did eat up^H398^(H8804) a part^H2506.

⁵ Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I, O Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, cease^H2308^(H8798), I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob^H3290 arise^H6965^(H8799)? for he is small^H6996.

⁶ Yahweh relented concerning this. “This also shall not be,” says the Lord Yahweh.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 repented^H5162^(H8738) for this: This also shall not be, saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

⁷ Thus he showed me: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.

KJVThus he shewed^H7200^(H8689) me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 stood^H5324^(H8737) upon a wall^H2346 made by a plumbline^H594, with a plumbline^H594 in his hand^H3027.

⁸ Yahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Amos^H5986, what seest^H7200^(H8802) thou? And I said^H559^(H8799), A plumbline^H594. Then said^H559^(H8799) the Lord^H136, Behold, I will set^H7760^(H8802) a plumbline^H594 in the midst^H7130 of my people^H5971 Israel^H3478: I will not again^H3254^(H8686) pass by^H5674^(H8800) them any more:

⁹ The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

KJVAnd the high places^H1116 of Isaac^H3446 shall be desolate^H8074^(H8738), and the sanctuaries^H4720 of Israel^H3478 shall be laid waste^H2717^(H8799); and I will rise^H6965^(H8804) against the house^H1004 of Jeroboam^H3379 with the sword^H2719.

¹⁰ Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.

KJVThen Amaziah^H558 the priest^H3548 of Bethel^H1008 sent^H7971^(H8799) to Jeroboam^H3379 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), Amos^H5986 hath conspired^H7194^(H8804) against thee in the midst^H7130 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478: the land^H776 is not able^H3201^(H8799) to bear^H3557^(H8687) all his words^H1697.

¹¹ For Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

KJVFor thus Amos^H5986 saith^H559^(H8804), Jeroboam^H3379 shall die^H4191^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, and Israel^H3478 shall surely^H1540^(H8800) be led away captive^H1540^(H8799) out of their own land^H127.

¹² Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there,

KJVAlso Amaziah^H558 said^H559^(H8799) unto Amos^H5986, O thou seer^H2374, go^H3212^(H8798), flee thee away^H1272^(H8798) into the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, and there eat^H398^(H8798) bread^H3899, and prophesy^H5012^(H8735) there:

¹³ but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”

KJVBut prophesy^H5012^(H8736) not again^H3254^(H8686) any more at Bethel^H1008: for it is the king's^H4428 chapel^H4720, and it is the king's^H4467 court^H1004.

¹⁴ Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;

KJVThen answered^H6030^(H8799) Amos^H5986, and said^H559^(H8799) to Amaziah^H558, I was no prophet^H5030, neither was I a prophet's^H5030 son^H1121; but I was an herdman^H951, and a gatherer^H1103^(H8802) of sycomore fruit^H8256:

¹⁵ and Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 took^H3947^(H8799) me as I followed^H310 the flock^H6629, and the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Go^H3212^(H8798), prophesy^H5012^(H8734) unto my people^H5971 Israel^H3478.

¹⁶ Now therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’

KJVNow therefore hear^H8085^(H8798) thou the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068: Thou sayest^H559^(H8802), Prophesy^H5012^(H8735) not against Israel^H3478, and drop^H5197^(H8686) not thy word against the house^H1004 of Isaac^H3446.

¹⁷ Therefore Yahweh says: ‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Thy wife^H802 shall be an harlot^H2181^(H8799) in the city^H5892, and thy sons^H1121 and thy daughters^H1323 shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, and thy land^H127 shall be divided^H2505^(H8792) by line^H2256; and thou shalt die^H4191^(H8799) in^H5921 a polluted^H2931 land^H127: and Israel^H3478 shall surely^H1540^(H8800) go into captivity^H1540^(H8799) forth of his land^H127.

WEB·Amos 6

¹Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

KJVWoe^H1945 to them that are at ease^H7600 in Zion^H6726, and trust^H982^(H8802) in the mountain^H2022 of Samaria^H8111, which are named^H5344^(H8803) chief^H7225 of the nations^H1471, to whom the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 came^H935^(H8804)!

² Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border?

KJVPass^H5674^(H8798) ye unto Calneh^H3641, and see^H7200^(H8798); and from thence go^H3212^(H8798) ye to Hamath^H2574 the great^H7227^(H8677)^H2579: then go down^H3381^(H8798) to Gath^H1661 of the Philistines^H6430: be they better^H2896 than these kingdoms^H4467? or their border^H1366 greater^H7227 than your border^H1366?

³ Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,

KJVYe that put far away^H5077^(H8764) the evil^H7451 day^H3117, and cause the seat^H7675^(H8800) of violence^H2555 to come near^H5066^(H8686);

⁴ who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,

KJVThat lie^H7901^(H8802) upon beds^H4296 of ivory^H8127, and stretch^H5628^(H8803) themselves upon their couches^H6210, and eat^H398^(H8802) the lambs^H3733 out of the flock^H6629, and the calves^H5695 out of the midst^H8432 of the stall^H4770;

⁵ who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

KJVThat chant^H6527^(H8802) to the sound^H6310 of the viol^H5035, and invent^H2803^(H8804) to themselves instruments^H3627 of musick^H7892, like David^H1732;

⁶ who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

KJVThat drink^H8354^(H8802) wine^H3196 in bowls^H4219, and anoint^H4886^(H8799) themselves with the chief^H7225 ointments^H8081: but they are not grieved^H2470^(H8738) for the affliction^H7667 of Joseph^H3130.

⁷ Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive. The feasting and lounging will end.

KJVTherefore now shall they go captive^H1540^(H8799) with the first^H7218 that go captive^H1540^(H8802), and the banquet^H4797 of them that stretched^H5628^(H8803) themselves shall be removed^H5493^(H8804).

⁸ “The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

KJVThe Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 hath sworn^H7650^(H8738) by himself^H5315, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, I abhor^H8374^(H8764) the excellency^H1347 of Jacob^H3290, and hate^H8130^(H8804) his palaces^H759: therefore will I deliver up^H5462^(H8689) the city^H5892 with all that is therein^H4393.

⁹ It will happen that if ten men remain in one house, they will die.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if there remain^H3498^(H8735) ten^H6235 men^H582 in one^H259 house^H1004, that they shall die^H4191^(H8804).

¹⁰ “When a man’s relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is there yet any with you?’ And he says, ‘No;’ then he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not mention Yahweh’s name.’

KJVAnd a man's uncle^H1730 shall take him up^H5375^(H8804), and he that burneth^H5635^(H8764) him, to bring out^H3318^(H8687) the bones^H6106 out of the house^H1004, and shall say^H559^(H8804) unto him that is by the sides^H3411 of the house^H1004, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say^H559^(H8804), No^H657. Then shall he say^H559^(H8804), Hold thy tongue^H2013^(H8761): for we may not make mention^H2142^(H8687) of the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068.

¹¹ “For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.

KJVFor, behold, the LORD^H3068 commandeth^H6680^(H8764), and he will smite^H5221^(H8689) the great^H1419 house^H1004 with breaches^H7447, and the little^H6996 house^H1004 with clefts^H1233.

¹² Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness,

KJVShall horses^H5483 run^H7323^(H8799) upon the rock^H5553? will one plow^H2790^(H8799) there with oxen^H1241? for ye have turned^H2015^(H8804) judgment^H4941 into gall^H7219, and the fruit^H6529 of righteousness^H6666 into hemlock^H3939:

¹³ you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

KJVYe which rejoice^H8056 in a thing^H1697 of nought^H3808, which say^H559^(H8802), Have we not taken^H3947^(H8804) to us horns^H7161 by our own strength^H2392?

¹⁴ For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”

KJVBut, behold, I will raise up^H6965^(H8688) against you a nation^H1471, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts^H6635; and they shall afflict^H3905^(H8804) you from the entering in^H935^(H8800) of Hemath^H2574 unto the river^H5158 of the wilderness^H6160.

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