Amos 6 - Compare Translations
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Amos 6:1
KJVWoe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
WEBWoe to those who are at ease in Zion,
YLTWo [to] those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel.
Amos 6:2
KJVPass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
WEBGo to Calneh, and see;
YLTPass ye over [to] Calneh and see, And go thence [to] Hamath the great, And go down [to] Gath of the Philistines, Are [they] better than these kingdoms? Greater [is] their border than your border?
Amos 6:3
KJVYe that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
WEBThose who put far away the evil day,
YLTWho are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,
Amos 6:4
KJVThat lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
WEBWho lie on beds of ivory,
YLTWho are lying down on beds of ivory, And are spread out on their couches, And are eating lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the stall,
Amos 6:5
KJVThat chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
WEBwho strum on the strings of a harp;
YLTWho are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;
Amos 6:6
KJVThat drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
WEBwho drink wine in bowls,
YLTWho are drinking with bowls of wine, And [with] chief perfumes anoint [themselves], And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
Amos 6:7
KJVTherefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
WEBTherefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive;
YLTTherefore now they remove at the head of the captives, And turned aside is the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones.
Amos 6:8
KJVThe Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
WEB“The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies:
YLTSworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts: I am abominating the excellency of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fulness.
Amos 6:9
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
WEBIt will happen, if there remain ten men in one house,
YLTAnd if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass -- that they have died.
Amos 6:10
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Amos 6:11
KJVFor, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
WEB“For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces,
YLTFor lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house [with] breaches, And the little house [with] clefts.
Amos 6:12
KJVShall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
WEBDo horses run on the rocky crags?
YLTDo horses run on a rock? Doth one plough [it] with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.
Amos 6:13
KJVYe which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
WEByou who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say,
YLTO ye who are rejoicing at nothing, Who are saying, `Have we not by our strength taken to ourselves horns?'
Amos 6:14
KJVBut, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
WEBFor, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,”
YLTSurely, lo, I am raising against you a nation, O house of Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts, And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, Unto the stream of the desert.
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