“The Lord aroars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of bCarmel withers.”
Judgment on the Nations
“For three transgressions of aDamascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have bthreshed Gilead with implements of iron.
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who1 holds the scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord.
“For three transgressions of aGaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
| << Amos 1:2 | Amos 1:4 >> |
American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Damascus [the capital of Syria] and for four [for multiplied delinquencies], I will not reverse the punishment of it {or} revoke My word concerning it, because they have threshed Gilead [east of the Jordan River] with iron sledges.
Contemporary English Version
The LORD said: I will punish Syria for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They dragged logs with spikes over the people of Gilead.
Darby English Version
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke [my sentence], because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
Good News Bible
The LORD says, "The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They treated the people of Gilead with savage cruelty.
King James Version
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke its {punishment,} Because they threshed Gilead with {implements} of sharp iron.
New International Version
This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Damascus,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,
New King James Version
Thus says the LORD:
" For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have threshed Gilead with implements of iron.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus says the LORD,"For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.
Young's Literal Translation
And thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their threshing Gilead with sharp-pointed irons,
| << Amos 1:2 | Amos 1:4 >> |
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