Amos 7 - Compare Translations
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Amos 7:1
KJVThus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
WEBThus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and 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.
YLTThus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and lo, He is forming locusts at the beginning of the ascending of the latter growth, and lo, the latter growth [is] after the mowings of the king;
Amos 7:2
KJVAnd it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
WEBWhen 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.”
YLTand it hath come to pass, when it hath finished to consume the herb of the land, that I say: `Lord Jehovah, forgive, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he [is] small?'
Amos 7:3
KJVThe Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.
WEBYahweh relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says Yahweh.
YLTJehovah hath repented of this, `It shall not be,' said Jehovah.
Amos 7:4
KJVThus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
WEBThus the Lord Yahweh showed me and behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.
YLTThus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and lo, the Lord Jehovah is calling to contend by fire, and it consumeth the great deep, yea, it hath consumed the portion, and I say:
Amos 7:5
KJVThen said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
WEBThen I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”
YLT`Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he [is] small?'
Amos 7:6
KJVThe Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.
WEBYahweh relented concerning this. “This also shall not be,” says the Lord Yahweh.
YLTJehovah hath repented of this, `It also shall not be,' said the Lord Jehovah.
Amos 7:7
KJVThus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
WEBThus he showed me and behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.
YLTThus hath He shewed me, and lo, the Lord is standing by a wall [made according to] a plumb-line, and in His hand a plumb-line;
Amos 7:8
KJVAnd the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
WEBYahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”
YLTand Jehovah saith unto me, `What art thou seeing, Amos?' And I say, `A plumb-line;' and the Lord saith: `Lo, I am setting a plumb-line in the midst of My people Israel, I do not add any more to pass over to it.
Amos 7:9
KJVAnd the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
WEBThe 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.”
YLTAnd desolated have been high places of Isaac, And sanctuaries of Israel are wasted, And I have risen against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.'
Amos 7:10
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Amos 7:11
KJVFor thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
WEBFor Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”
YLTfor thus said Amos: By sword die doth Jeroboam, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'
Amos 7:12
KJVAlso Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
WEBAmaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
YLTAnd Amaziah saith unto Amos, `Seer, go flee for thee unto the land of Judah, and eat there bread, and there thou dost prophesy;
Amos 7:13
KJVBut prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.
WEBbut don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”
YLTand [at] Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it [is] the king's sanctuary, and it [is] the royal house.'
Amos 7:14
KJVThen answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
WEBThen 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;
YLTAnd Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, `I [am] no prophet, nor a prophet's son [am] I, but a herdsman I [am], and a cultivator of sycamores,
Amos 7:15
KJVAnd the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
WEBand Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
YLTand Jehovah taketh me from after the flock, and Jehovah saith unto me, Go, prophesy unto My people Israel.
Amos 7:16
KJVNow therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
WEBNow therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’
YLTAnd now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop [any thing] against the house of Isaac,
Amos 7:17
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
WEBTherefore 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.’”
YLTtherefore thus said Jehovah: Thy wife in the city doth go a-whoring, And thy sons and thy daughters by sword do fall, And thy land by line is apportioned, And thou on an unclean land diest, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'
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