Verse Comparison: Amos 5:1
American Standard Version
Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
Amplified® Bible
HEAR THIS word which I take up concerning you in lamentation, O house of Israel:
Contemporary English Version
Listen, nation of Israel, to my mournful message:
Darby English Version
Hear this word, a lamentation, which I take up against you, O house of Israel.
Good News Bible
Listen, people of Israel, to this funeral song which I sing over you:
King James Version
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Hear this word which I take up for you as a dirge, O house of Israel:
New International Version
Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concerning you:
New King James Version
Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel:
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Hear this word which I take up for you as a dirge, O house of Israel:
Revised Standard Version
Hear this word which I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel:
Young's Literal Translation
Hear this word that I am bearing to you, A lamentation, O house of Israel: