Amos 5:1

ASV: Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

DARBY: Hear this word, a lamentation, which I take up against you, O house of Israel.

DRA: Hear ye this word, which I take up concerning you for a lamentation. The house of Israel is fallen, and it shall rise no more.

KJV: Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.

Amos 5:2

ASV: The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

DARBY: The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more arise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

DRA: The virgin of Israel is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up.

KJV: The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

Amos 5:3

ASV: For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.

DARBY: For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, for the house of Israel.

DRA: For thus saith the Lord God: The city, out of which came forth a thousand, there shall be left in it a hundred: and out of which there came a hundred, there shall be left in it ten, in the house of Israel.

KJV: For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

Amos 5:4

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

DARBY: For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.

DRA: For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live.

KJV: For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

Amos 5:5

ASV: but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

DARBY: And seek not Bethel, neither go to Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

DRA: But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you pass over to Bersabee: for Galgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall be unprofitable.

KJV: But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

Amos 5:6

ASV: Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

DARBY: Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and there be none to quench [it] in Bethel.

DRA: Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel.

KJV: Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

Amos 5:7

ASV: Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

DARBY: Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

DRA: You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land,

KJV: Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

Amos 5:8

ASV: [seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

DARBY: [seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.

DRA: Seek him that maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and that turneth darkness into morning, and that changeth day into night: that calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.

KJV: Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

Amos 5:9

ASV: that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

DARBY: He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.

DRA: He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty.

KJV: That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

Amos 5:10

ASV: They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

DARBY: They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

DRA: They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly.

KJV: They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Amos 5:11

ASV: Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

DARBY: Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.

DRA: Therefore because you robbed the poor, and took the choice prey from him: you shall build houses with square stone, and shall not dwell in them: you shall plant most delightful vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them.

KJV: Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

Amos 5:12

ASV: For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right].

DARBY: For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside [the right of] the needy in the gate.

DRA: Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sine: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate.

KJV: For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Amos 5:13

ASV: Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

DARBY: Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.

DRA: Therefore the prudent shall keep silence at that time, for it is an evil time.

KJV: Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Amos 5:14

ASV: Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

DARBY: Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

DRA: Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said.

KJV: Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Amos 5:15

ASV: Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

DARBY: Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

DRA: Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be the Lord the God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

KJV: Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:16

ASV: Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.

DARBY: Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

DRA: Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of hosts the sovereign Lord: In every street there shall be wailing: and in all places that are without, they shall say: Alas, alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to lament.

KJV: Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Amos 5:17

ASV: And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

DARBY: And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

DRA: And in all vineyards there shall be wailing: because I will pass through in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

KJV: And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

Amos 5:18

ASV: Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.

DARBY: Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:

DRA: Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

KJV: Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Amos 5:19

ASV: As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

DARBY: as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

DRA: As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him: or enter into the house, and lean with his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.

KJV: As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Amos 5:20

ASV: Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

DARBY: Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

DRA: Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light: and obscurity, and no brightness in it?

KJV: Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Amos 5:21

ASV: I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

DARBY: I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell [a sweet odour] in your solemn assemblies.

DRA: I hate, and have rejected your festivities: and I will not receive the odour of your assemblies.

KJV: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

Amos 5:22

ASV: Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

DARBY: For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept [them]; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts.

DRA: And if you offer me holocausts, and your gifts, I will not receive them: neither will I regard the vows of your fat beasts.

KJV: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

Amos 5:23

ASV: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

DARBY: Take away from me the noise of thy songs, and I will not hear the melody of thy lutes;

DRA: Take away from me the tumult of thy songs: and I will not hear the canticles of thy harp.

KJV: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

Amos 5:24

ASV: But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

DARBY: but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.

DRA: But judgment shall be revealed as water, and justice as a mighty torrent.

KJV: But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

Amos 5:25

ASV: Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

DARBY: Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

DRA: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me in the desert for forty years, O house of Israel?

KJV: Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

Amos 5:26

ASV: Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

DARBY: Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye had made to yourselves;

DRA: But you carried a tabernacle for your Moloch, and the image of your idols, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves.

KJV: But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

Amos 5:27

ASV: Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

DARBY: and I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

DRA: And I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the God of hosts is his name.

KJV: Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

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