Amos 2:1

AMP: Thus says the Lord,“For three transgressions of Moab and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom [Esau’s descendant] into lime [and used it to plaster a Moabite house].

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

BSB: This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Moab, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because he burned to limethe bones of Edom’s king.

DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.

DRA: Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Moab, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath burnt the bones of the king of Edom even to ashes.

KJV: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

Amos 2:2

AMP: “So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] upon MoabAnd it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth;And Moab shall die amid tumult and uproar,With war cries and shouts of alarm and the sound of the trumpet.

ASV: but I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;

BSB: So I will send fire against Moabto consume the citadels of Kerioth.Moab will die in tumult,amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.

DARBY: And I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerijoth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet.

DRA: And I will seed a fire into Moab, and it shall devour the houses of Carioth: and Moab shall die with a noise, with the sound of the trumpet:

KJV: But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

Amos 2:3

AMP: “I will also cut off and destroy the ruler from its midstAnd slay all the princes with him,” says the Lord.

ASV: and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.

BSB: I will cut off the ruler of Moaband kill all the officials with him,”says the LORD.

DARBY: And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.

DRA: And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all his princes with him, saith the Lord.

KJV: And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

Amos 2:4

AMP: ¶Thus says the Lord,“For three transgressions of Judah and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because they have rejected the law of the Lord [the sum of God’s instruction to His people]And have not kept His commandments;But their lies [and their idols], after which their fathers walked,Caused them to go astray.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk:

BSB: This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Judah, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they reject the Law of the LORDand fail to keep His statutes;they are led astray by the liesin which their fathers walked.

DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have despised the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes; and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers walked.

DRA: Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Juda, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath cast away the law of the Lord, and hath not kept his commandments: for their idols have caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked.

KJV: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

Amos 2:5

AMP: “So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction by the Babylonians] upon JudahAnd it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”

ASV: but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

BSB: So I will send fire upon Judahto consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

DARBY: And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

DRA: And I will send a fire into Juda, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem.

KJV: But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:6

AMP: ¶Thus says the Lord,“For three transgressions of Israel and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because they sell the righteous and innocent for silverAnd the needy for the price of a pair of sandals.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes-

BSB: This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Israel, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they sell the righteous for silverand the needy for a pair of sandals.

DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;

DRA: Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath sold the just man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of shoes.

KJV: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

Amos 2:7

AMP: “These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the helpless [as sign of their grief and distress]Also turn aside the way of the humble;And a man and his father will go to the same girlSo that My holy name is profaned.

ASV: they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name:

BSB: They trample on the heads of the pooras on the dust of the earth;they push the needy out of their way.A man and his fatherhave relations with the same girland so profane My holy name.

DARBY: panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name.

DRA: They bruise the heads of the poor upon the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the humble: and the son and his father have gone to the same young woman, to profane my holy name.

KJV: That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

Amos 2:8

AMP: “They stretch out beside every [pagan] altar on clothes taken in pledge [to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command],And in the house of their God [in contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine [which has been] taken from those who have been fined. [Ex 22:26; Deut 24:12, 13]

ASV: and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.

BSB: They lie down beside every altaron garments taken in pledge.And in the house of their God,they drink wine obtained through fines.

DARBY: And they lay [themselves] down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink [in] the house of their God the wine of the condemned.

DRA: And they sat down upon garments laid to pledge by every altar: and drank the wine of the condemned in the house of their God.

KJV: And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

Amos 2:9

AMP: ¶“Yet it was I [not the false gods] who destroyed the Amorite before them,Though his height was like the height of the cedars,And he was as strong as the oaks;I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

ASV: Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

BSB: Yet it was I who destroyedthe Amorite before them,though his height was like that of the cedars,and he was as strong as the oaks.Yet I destroyed his fruit aboveand his roots below.

DARBY: But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

DRA: Yet I cast out the Amorrhite before their face: whose height was like the height of cedars, and who was strong as an oak: and I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots beneath.

KJV: Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Amos 2:10

AMP: “Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt,And I led you forty years through the wildernessThat you might possess the land of the Amorite.

ASV: Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

BSB: And I brought you up from the land of Egyptand led you forty years in the wilderness,that you might take possessionof the land of the Amorite.

DARBY: And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

DRA: It is I that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and I led you forty years through the wilderness, that you might possess the land of the Amorrhite.

KJV: Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Amos 2:11

AMP: “Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets [who gave you My revelation],And some of your young men to be Nazirites (dedicated ones).Is this not true, O you children of Israel?” says the Lord. [Num 6:1-8]

ASV: And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.

BSB: I raised up prophets from your sonsand Nazirites from your young men.Is this not true,O children of Israel?”declares the LORD.

DARBY: And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.

DRA: And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not so, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord?

KJV: And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.

Amos 2:12

AMP: “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink [despite their vows]And commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’

ASV: But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

BSB: “But you made the Nazirites drink wineand commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

DARBY: And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

DRA: And you will present wine to the Nazarites: and command the prophets, saying: Prophesy not.

KJV: But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Amos 2:13

AMP: “Behold, I am weighted down beneath youAs a cart that is weighted down when it is full of sheaves.

ASV: Behold, I will press [you] in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.

BSB: Behold, I am about to crush you in your placeas with a cart full of grain.

DARBY: Behold, I will press upon you, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.

DRA: Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay.

KJV: Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

Amos 2:14

AMP: “Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape],And the strong shall not strengthen nor maintain his power,Nor shall the mighty man save his own life.

ASV: And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

BSB: Escape will fail the swift,the strong will not prevail by his strength,and the mighty will not save his life.

DARBY: And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.

DRA: And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.

KJV: Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

Amos 2:15

AMP: “He who handles the bow will not stand his ground,The one who is swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the horse save his life [from the invading army].

ASV: neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver [himself]; neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself;

BSB: The archer will not stand his ground,the fleet of foot will not escape,and the horseman will not save his life.

DARBY: Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and the swift of foot shall not escape, and he that rideth the horse shall not deliver his soul;

DRA: And he that holdeth the bow shall not stand, and the swift of foot shall not escape, neither shall the rider of the horse save his life.

KJV: Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

Amos 2:16

AMP: “Even the bravest among the warriors shall flee naked on that day,” says the Lord.

ASV: and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.

BSB: Even the bravest of mighty menwill flee naked on that day,”declares the LORD.

DARBY: and he that is stout-hearted among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.

DRA: And the stout of heart among the valiant shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

KJV: And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.

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