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Amos 2:3-5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Amos 2:3-5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
3 I will cut off the judge(A) from the land
and kill all its officials(B) with him.
The Lord has spoken.
Judgement on Judah
4 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Judah(C)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord(D)
and have not kept his statutes.(E)
The lies(F) that their ancestors followed(G)
have led them astray.
5 Therefore, I will send fire(H) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
Amos 2:3-5
New International Version
Amos 2:3-5
New International Version
4 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Judah,(D)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(E) of the Lord
and have not kept his decrees,(F)
because they have been led astray(G) by false gods,[a](H)
the gods[b] their ancestors followed,(I)
5 I will send fire(J) on Judah
that will consume the fortresses(K) of Jerusalem.(L)”
Amos 2:3-5
King James Version
Amos 2:3-5
King James Version
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.
4 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
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Amos 2:3-5
English Standard Version
Amos 2:3-5
English Standard Version
3 (A)I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
and will kill (B)all its princes[a] with him,”
says the Lord.
Judgment on Judah
4 Thus says the Lord:
(C)“For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (D)they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept his statutes,
but (E)their lies have led them astray,
those after which their fathers walked.
5 So (F)I will send a fire upon Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
- Amos 2:3 Or officials
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