Amos 8 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Amos 9

¹I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, “Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake. Break them in pieces on the head of all of them. I will kill the last of them with the sword. Not one of them will flee away. Not one of them will escape.

KJVI saw^H7200^(H8804) the Lord^H136 standing^H5324^(H8737) upon the altar^H4196: and he said^H559^(H8799), Smite^H5221^(H8685) the lintel of the door^H3730, that the posts^H5592 may shake^H7493^(H8799): and cut^H1214^(H8798) them in the head^H7218, all of them; and I will slay^H2026^(H8799) the last^H319 of them with the sword^H2719: he that fleeth^H5127^(H8801) of them shall not flee away^H5127^(H8799), and he that escapeth^H6412 of them shall not be delivered^H4422^(H8735).

² Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

KJVThough they dig^H2864^(H8799) into hell^H7585, thence shall mine hand^H3027 take^H3947^(H8799) them; though they climb up^H5927^(H8799) to heaven^H8064, thence will I bring them down^H3381^(H8686):

³ Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.

KJVAnd though they hide^H2244^(H8735) themselves in the top^H7218 of Carmel^H3760, I will search^H2664^(H8762) and take them out^H3947^(H8804) thence; and though they be hid^H5641^(H8735) from my sight^H5869 in the bottom^H7172 of the sea^H3220, thence will I command^H6680^(H8762) the serpent^H5175, and he shall bite^H5391^(H8804) them:

⁴ Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.

KJVAnd though they go^H3212^(H8799) into captivity^H7628 before^H6440 their enemies^H341^(H8802), thence will I command^H6680^(H8762) the sword^H2719, and it shall slay^H2026^(H8804) them: and I will set^H7760^(H8804) mine eyes^H5869 upon them for evil^H7451, and not for good^H2896.

⁵ For the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it will mourn; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again, like the River of Egypt.

KJVAnd the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 is he that toucheth^H5060^(H8802) the land^H776, and it shall melt^H4127^(H8799), and all that dwell^H3427^(H8802) therein shall mourn^H56^(H8804): and it shall rise up^H5927^(H8804) wholly like a flood^H2975; and shall be drowned^H8257^(H8804), as by the flood^H2975 of Egypt^H4714.

⁶ It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth—Yahweh is his name.

KJVIt is he that buildeth^H1129^(H8802) his stories^H4609 in the heaven^H8064, and hath founded^H3245^(H8804) his troop^H92 in the earth^H776; he 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.

⁷ Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says Yahweh. “Haven’t I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

KJVAre ye not as children^H1121 of the Ethiopians^H3569 unto me, O children^H1121 of Israel^H3478? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068. Have not I brought up^H5927^(H8689) Israel^H3478 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714? and the Philistines^H6430 from Caphtor^H3731, and the Syrians^H758 from Kir^H7024?

⁸ Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” says Yahweh.

KJVBehold, the eyes^H5869 of the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 are upon the sinful^H2403 kingdom^H4467, and I will destroy^H8045^(H8689) it from off the face^H6440 of the earth^H127; saving^H657 that I will not utterly^H8045^(H8687) destroy^H8045^(H8686) the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁹ “For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth.

KJVFor, lo, I will command^H6680^(H8764), and I will sift^H5128^(H8689) the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 among all nations^H1471, like as corn is sifted^H5128^(H8735) in a sieve^H3531, yet shall not the least grain^H6872 fall^H5307^(H8799) upon the earth^H776.

¹⁰ All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’

KJVAll the sinners^H2400 of my people^H5971 shall die^H4191^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, which say^H559^(H8802), The evil^H7451 shall not overtake^H5066^(H8686) nor prevent^H6923^(H8686) us.

¹¹ In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old,

KJVIn that day^H3117 will I raise up^H6965^(H8686) the tabernacle^H5521 of David^H1732 that is fallen^H5307^(H8802), and close up^H1443^(H8804) the breaches^H6556 thereof; and I will raise up^H6965^(H8686) his ruins^H2034, and I will build^H1129^(H8804) it as in the days^H3117 of old^H5769:

¹² that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name,” says Yahweh who does this.

KJVThat they may possess^H3423^(H8799) the remnant^H7611 of Edom^H123, and of all the heathen^H1471, which are called^H7121^(H8738) by my name^H8034, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 that doeth^H6213^(H8802) this.

¹³ “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the one treading grapes him who sows seed; and sweet wine will drip from the mountains, and flow from the hills.

KJVBehold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that the plowman^H2790^(H8802) shall overtake^H5066^(H8738) the reaper^H7114^(H8802), and the treader^H1869^(H8802) of grapes^H6025 him that soweth^H4900^(H8802) seed^H2233; and the mountains^H2022 shall drop^H5197^(H8689) sweet wine^H6071, and all the hills^H1389 shall melt^H4127^(H8709).

¹⁴ I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit.

KJVAnd I will bring again^H7725^(H8804) the captivity^H7622 of my people^H5971 of Israel^H3478, and they shall build^H1129^(H8804) the waste^H8074^(H8737) cities^H5892, and inhabit^H3427^(H8804) them; and they shall plant^H5193^(H8804) vineyards^H3754, and drink^H8354^(H8804) the wine^H3196 thereof; they shall also make^H6213^(H8804) gardens^H1593, and eat^H398^(H8804) the fruit^H6529 of them.

¹⁵ I will plant them on their land, and they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them,” says Yahweh your God.

KJVAnd I will plant^H5193^(H8804) them upon their land^H127, and they shall no more be pulled up^H5428^(H8735) out of their land^H127 which I have given^H5414^(H8804) them, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

WEB·Amos 8

¹Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

KJVThus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200^(H8689) unto me: and behold a basket^H3619 of summer fruit^H7019.

² He said, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then Yahweh said to me, “The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Amos^H5986, what seest^H7200^(H8802) thou? And I said^H559^(H8799), A basket^H3619 of summer fruit^H7019. Then said^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 unto me, The end^H7093 is come^H935^(H8804) upon my people^H5971 of Israel^H3478; I will not again^H3254^(H8686) pass^H5674^(H8800) by them any more.

³ The songs of the temple will be wailing in that day,” says the Lord Yahweh. “The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.

KJVAnd the songs^H7892 of the temple^H1964 shall be howlings^H3213^(H8689) in that day^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069: there shall be many^H7227 dead bodies^H6297 in every place^H4725; they shall cast them forth^H7993^(H8689) with silence^H2013^(H8761).

⁴ Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) this, O ye that swallow up^H7602^(H8802) the needy^H34, even to make^H7673 the poor^H6041^(H8675)^H6035 of the land^H776 to fail^H7673^(H8687),

⁵ saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

KJVSaying^H559^(H8800), When will the new moon^H2320 be gone^H5674^(H8799), that we may sell^H7666^(H8686) corn^H7668? and the sabbath^H7676, that we may set forth^H6605^(H8799) wheat^H1250, making the ephah^H374 small^H6994^(H8687), and the shekel^H8255 great^H1431^(H8687), and falsifying^H5791^(H8763) the balances^H3976 by deceit^H4820?

⁶ that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”

KJVThat we may buy^H7069^(H8800) the poor^H1800 for silver^H3701, and the needy^H34 for a pair of shoes^H5275; yea, and sell^H7666^(H8686) the refuse^H4651 of the wheat^H1250?

⁷ Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I will never forget any of their works.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath sworn^H7650^(H8738) by the excellency^H1347 of Jacob^H3290, Surely I will never^H5331 forget^H7911^(H8799) any of their works^H4639.

⁸ Won’t the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

KJVShall not the land^H776 tremble^H7264^(H8799) for this, and every one mourn^H56^(H8804) that dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) therein? and it shall rise up^H5927^(H8804) wholly as a flood^H2975; and it shall be cast out^H1644^(H8738) and drowned^H8257^(H8738)^(H8675)^H8248^(H8738), as by the flood^H216 of Egypt^H4714.

⁹ It will happen in that day,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, that I will cause the sun^H8121 to go down^H935^(H8689) at noon^H6672, and I will darken^H2821^(H8689) the earth^H776 in the clear^H216 day^H3117:

¹⁰ I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies, and baldness on every head. I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and its end like a bitter day.

KJVAnd I will turn^H2015^(H8804) your feasts^H2282 into mourning^H60, and all your songs^H7892 into lamentation^H7015; and I will bring up^H5927^(H8689) sackcloth^H8242 upon all loins^H4975, and baldness^H7144 upon every head^H7218; and I will make^H7760^(H8804) it as the mourning^H60 of an only^H3173 son, and the end^H319 thereof as a bitter^H4751 day^H3117.

¹¹ Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.

KJVBehold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, that I will send^H7971^(H8689) a famine^H7458 in the land^H776, not a famine^H7458 of bread^H3899, nor a thirst^H6772 for water^H4325, but of hearing^H8085^(H8800) the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068:

¹² They will wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek Yahweh’s word, and will not find it.

KJVAnd they shall wander^H5128^(H8804) from sea^H3220 to sea^H3220, and from the north^H6828 even to the east^H4217, they shall run to and fro^H7751^(H8787) to seek^H1245^(H8763) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, and shall not find^H4672^(H8799) it.

¹³ In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint for thirst.

KJVIn that day^H3117 shall the fair^H3303 virgins^H1330 and young men^H970 faint^H5968^(H8691) for thirst^H6772.

¹⁴ Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, ‘As your god, Dan, lives,’ and, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’ they will fall, and never rise up again.”

KJVThey that swear^H7650^(H8737) by the sin^H819 of Samaria^H8111, and say^H559^(H8804), Thy god^H430, O Dan^H1835, liveth^H2416; and, The manner^H1870 of Beersheba^H884 liveth^H2416; even they shall fall^H5307^(H8804), and never rise up^H6965^(H8799) again.

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