Amos 6:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 6:11

9 Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.

10 And when¹ a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the² bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, “Are there any more with you?” Then someone will say, “None.” And he will say, ^a“Hold your tongue! ^bFor we dare not mention the name of the Lord.”

11 For behold, ^athe Lord gives a command:
^bHe will break the great house into bits,
And the little house into pieces.

12 Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow there with oxen?
Yet ^ayou have turned justice into gall,
And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

13 You who rejoice over¹ Lo Debar,
Who say, “Have we not taken¹ Karnaim for ourselves
By our own strength?”

Verse Comparison: Amos 6:11

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American Standard Version
For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Amplified® Bible
For behold, the Lord commands and He will smite the great house into ruins and the little house into fragments.

Contemporary English Version
At the LORD's command, houses great and small will be smashed to pieces.

Darby English Version
For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Good News Bible
When the LORD gives the command, houses large and small will be smashed to pieces.

King James Version
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

New American Standard Bible
For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

New International Version
For the LORD has given the command,
and he will smash the great house into pieces
and the small house into bits.

New King James Version
For behold, the LORD gives a command:
He will break the great house into bits,
And the little house into pieces.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For behold, the LORD will command that the great house become smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

Revised Standard Version
For behold, the LORD commands, and the great house shall be smitten into fragments, and the little house into bits.

Young's Literal Translation
For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house `with' breaches, And the little house `with' clefts.

New English Translation
Indeed, look! The Lord is giving the command.¹ He will smash the large house to bits, and the small house into little pieces.

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