Amos 9 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Obadiah 1

¹The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let’s rise up against her in battle.

KJVThe vision^H2377 of Obadiah^H5662. Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 concerning Edom^H123; We have heard^H8085^(H8804) a rumour^H8052 from the LORD^H3068, and an ambassador^H6735 is sent^H7971^(H8795) among the heathen^H1471, Arise^H6965^(H8798) ye, and let us rise up^H6965^(H8799) against her in battle^H4421.

² Behold, I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised.

KJVBehold, I have made^H5414^(H8804) thee small^H6996 among the heathen^H1471: thou art greatly^H3966 despised^H959^(H8803).

³ The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

KJVThe pride^H2087 of thine heart^H3820 hath deceived^H5377^(H8689) thee, thou that dwellest^H7931^(H8802) in the clefts^H2288 of the rock^H5553, whose habitation^H3427^(H8800) is high^H4791; that saith^H559^(H8802) in his heart^H3820, Who shall bring me down^H3381^(H8686) to the ground^H776?

⁴ Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh.

KJVThough thou exalt^H1361^(H8686) thyself as the eagle^H5404, and though thou set^H7760^(H8800) thy nest^H7064 among the stars^H3556, thence will I bring thee down^H3381^(H8686), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁵ “If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?

KJVIf thieves^H1590 came^H935^(H8804) to thee, if robbers^H7703^(H8802) by night^H3915,(how^H349 art thou cut off^H1820^(H8738)!) would they not have stolen^H1589^(H8799) till they had enough^H1767? if the grapegatherers^H1219^(H8802) came^H935^(H8804) to thee, would they not leave^H7604^(H8686) some grapes^H5955?

⁶ How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!

KJVHow are the things of Esau^H6215 searched out^H2664^(H8738)! how are his hidden^H4710 things sought up^H1158^(H8738)!

⁷ All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him.”

KJVAll the men^H582 of thy confederacy^H1285 have brought^H7971^(H8765) thee even to the border^H1366: the men^H582 that were at peace^H7965 with thee have deceived^H5377^(H8689) thee, and prevailed^H3201^(H8804) against thee; they that eat thy bread^H3899 have laid^H7760^(H8799) a wound^H4204 under thee: there is none understanding^H8394 in him.

⁸ “Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?

KJVShall I not in that day^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, even destroy^H6^(H8689) the wise^H2450 men out of Edom^H123, and understanding^H8394 out of the mount^H2022 of Esau^H6215?

⁹ Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

KJVAnd thy mighty^H1368 men, O Teman^H8487, shall be dismayed^H2865^(H8804), to the end that every one^H376 of the mount^H2022 of Esau^H6215 may be cut off^H3772^(H8735) by slaughter^H6993.

¹⁰ For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

KJVFor thy violence^H2555 against thy brother^H251 Jacob^H3290 shame^H955 shall cover^H3680^(H8762) thee, and thou shalt be cut off^H3772^(H8738) for ever^H5769.

¹¹ In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance and foreigners entered into his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them.

KJVIn the day^H3117 that thou stoodest^H5975^(H8800) on the other side, in the day^H3117 that the strangers^H2114^(H8801) carried away captive^H7617^(H8800) his forces^H2428, and foreigners^H5237 entered^H935^(H8804) into his gates^H8179, and cast^H3032^(H8804) lots^H1486 upon Jerusalem^H3389, even thou wast as one^H259 of them.

¹² But don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress.

KJVBut thou shouldest not have looked^H7200^(H8799) on the day^H3117 of thy brother^H251 in the day^H3117 that he became a stranger^H5235; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced^H8055^(H8799) over the children^H1121 of Judah^H3063 in the day^H3117 of their destruction^H6^(H8800); neither shouldest thou have spoken^H6310 proudly^H1431^(H8686) in the day^H3117 of distress^H6869.

¹³ Don’t enter into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Don’t look down on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither seize their wealth on the day of their calamity.

KJVThou shouldest not have entered^H935^(H8799) into the gate^H8179 of my people^H5971 in the day^H3117 of their calamity^H343; yea, thou shouldest not have looked^H7200^(H8799) on their affliction^H7451 in the day^H3117 of their calamity^H343, nor have laid^H7971^(H8799) hands on their substance^H2428 in the day^H3117 of their calamity^H343;

¹⁴ Don’t stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don’t deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

KJVNeither shouldest thou have stood^H5975^(H8799) in the crossway^H6563, to cut off^H3772^(H8687) those of his that did escape^H6412; neither shouldest thou have delivered up^H5462^(H8686) those of his that did remain^H8300 in the day^H3117 of distress^H6869.

¹⁵ For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.

KJVFor the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is near^H7138 upon all the heathen^H1471: as thou hast done^H6213^(H8804), it shall be done^H6213^(H8735) unto thee: thy reward^H1576 shall return^H7725^(H8799) upon thine own head^H7218.

¹⁶ For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been.

KJVFor as ye have drunk^H8354^(H8804) upon my holy^H6944 mountain^H2022, so shall all the heathen^H1471 drink^H8354^(H8799) continually^H8548, yea, they shall drink^H8354^(H8804), and they shall swallow down^H3886^(H8804), and they shall be as though they had not^H3808 been.

¹⁷ But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.

KJVBut upon mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 shall be deliverance^H6413, and there shall be holiness^H6944; and the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290 shall possess^H3423^(H8804) their possessions^H4180.

¹⁸ The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau.” Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.

KJVAnd the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290 shall be a fire^H784, and the house^H1004 of Joseph^H3130 a flame^H3852, and the house^H1004 of Esau^H6215 for stubble^H7179, and they shall kindle^H1814^(H8804) in them, and devour^H398^(H8804) them; and there shall not be any remaining^H8300 of the house^H1004 of Esau^H6215; for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

¹⁹ Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead.

KJVAnd they of the south^H5045 shall possess^H3423^(H8804) the mount^H2022 of Esau^H6215; and they of the plain^H8219 the Philistines^H6430: and they shall possess^H3423^(H8804) the fields^H7704 of Ephraim^H669, and the fields^H7704 of Samaria^H8111: and Benjamin^H1144 shall possess Gilead^H1568.

²⁰ The captives of this army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the cities of the Negev.

KJVAnd the captivity^H1546 of this host^H2426 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 shall possess that of the Canaanites^H3669, even unto Zarephath^H6886; and the captivity^H1546 of Jerusalem^H3389, which is in Sepharad^H5614, shall possess^H3423^(H8799) the cities^H5892 of the south^H5045.

²¹ Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.

KJVAnd saviours^H3467^(H8688) shall come up^H5927^(H8804) on mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 to judge^H8199^(H8800) the mount^H2022 of Esau^H6215; and the kingdom^H4410 shall be the LORD'S^H3068.

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.

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