Amos 8:1

AMP: Thus the Lord God showed me [a vision], and behold, there was a basket of [overripe] summer fruit.

ASV: Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.

BSB: This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.

DARBY: Thus did Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, a basket of summer-fruit.

DRA: These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold a hook to draw down the fruit.

KJV: Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.

Amos 8:2

AMP: And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer [for the nation is ripe for judgment].

ASV: And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

BSB: “Amos, what do you see?” He asked.“A basket of summer fruit,” I replied.So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”

DARBY: And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer-fruit. And Jehovah said unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.

DRA: And he said: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A hook to draw down fruit. And the Lord said to me: The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.

KJV: And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

Amos 8:3

AMP: In that day, the songs of the palace shall turn to wailing,” says the Lord God. “There will be many dead bodies; in [sacred] silence they will throw them everywhere.”

ASV: And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many: in every place shall they cast them forth with silence.

BSB: “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”

DARBY: And the songs of the palace shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth. Silence!

DRA: And the hinges of the temple shall screak in that day, saith the Lord God: many shall die: silence shall be cast in every place.

KJV: And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.

Amos 8:4

AMP: Hear this, you who trample down the needy, and do away with the poor of the land,

ASV: Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

BSB: Hear this, you who trample the needy,who do away with the poor of the land,

DARBY: Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,

DRA: Hear this, you that crush the poor, and make the needy of the land to fail,

KJV: Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Amos 8:5

AMP: saying,“When will the New Moon [festival] be overSo that we may sell grain,And the Sabbath ended so that we may open the wheat market,Making the ephah [measure] smaller and the shekel bigger [that is, selling less for a higher price]And to cheat by falsifying the scales,

ASV: saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

BSB: asking, “When will the New Moon be over,that we may sell grain?When will the Sabbath end,that we may market wheat?Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel;let us cheat with dishonest scales.

DARBY: saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances for deceit:

DRA: Saying: When will the month be over, and we shall sell our wares: and the sabbath, and we shall open the corn: that we may lessen the measure, and increase the sicle, and may convey in deceitful balances,

KJV: Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

Amos 8:6

AMP: So that we may buy the poor [as slaves] for silver [since they are unable to support themselves]And the needy for a pair of sandals,And that we may sell the leftovers of the wheat [as if it were a good grade of grain]?”

ASV: that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

BSB: Let us buy the poor with silverand the needy for a pair of sandals,selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

DARBY: that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.

DRA: That we may possess the needy for money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell the refuse of the corn?

KJV: That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Amos 8:7

AMP: ¶The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob,“Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.

ASV: Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

BSB: The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob:“I will never forget any of their deeds.

DARBY: Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.

DRA: The Lord hath sworn against the pride of Jacob: surely I will never forget all their works.

KJV: The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Amos 8:8

AMP: “Because of this [coming judgment] will the land not quakeAnd everyone mourn who dwells in it?Indeed, all of it shall rise up like the Nile,And it will be tossed around [from the impact of judgment]And [afterward] subside again like the Nile of Egypt.

ASV: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

BSB: Will not the land quake for this,and all its dwellers mourn?All of it will swell like the Nile;it will surge and then subsidelike the Nile in Egypt.

DARBY: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And it shall wholly rise up like the Nile; and it shall surge and sink down, as the river of Egypt.

DRA: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein: and rise up altogether as a river, and be cast out, and run down as the river of Egypt?

KJV: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

Amos 8:9

AMP: “It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord God,“That I shall cause the sun to go down at noon,And I shall darken the earth in broad daylight. [Ezek 32:7-10]

ASV: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

BSB: And in that day,declares the Lord GOD,I will make the sun go down at noon,and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

DARBY: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the land in the clear day.

DRA: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that the sun shall go down at midday, and I will make the earth dark in the day of light:

KJV: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

Amos 8:10

AMP: “And I shall turn your festivals and feasts into mourningAnd all your songs into dirges (funeral poems to be sung);And I shall cause sackcloth to be put on everyone’s loinsAnd baldness on every head [shaved for mourning].And I shall make that time like a time of mourning for an only son [who has died],And the end of it shall be like a bitter day.

ASV: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

BSB: I will turn your feasts into mourningand all your songs into lamentation.I will cause everyone to wear sackclothand every head to be shaved.I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son,and its outcome like a bitter day.

DARBY: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.

DRA: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation: and I will bring up sackcloth upon every back of yours, and baldness upon every head: and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the latter end thereof as a bitter day.

KJV: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

Amos 8:11

AMP: ¶“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,“When I will send hunger over the land,Not hunger for bread or a thirst for water,But rather [a hunger] for hearing the words of the Lord.

ASV: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

BSB: Behold, the days are coming,declares the Lord GOD,when I will send a famine on the land —not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

DARBY: Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

DRA: Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send forth a famine into the land: not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.

KJV: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Amos 8:12

AMP: “People shall stagger from sea to sea [to the very ends of the earth]And from the north even to the east;They will roam here and there to seek the word of the Lord [longing for it as essential for life],But they will not find it.

ASV: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.

BSB: People will stagger from sea to seaand roam from north to east,seeking the word of the LORD,but they will not find it.

DARBY: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.

DRA: And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

KJV: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

Amos 8:13

AMP: “In that day the beautiful virginsAnd [even the vigorous] young men shall faint from thirst.

ASV: In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.

BSB: In that day the lovely young women —the young men as well —will faint from thirst.

DARBY: In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;

DRA: In that day the fair virgins, and the young men shall faint for thirst.

KJV: In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Amos 8:14

AMP: “Those who swear [their oaths] by the sin (guilt) of Samaria or Ashimah (a pagan goddess),Who say, ‘By the life of your god [the golden calf], O Dan!’And [swear], ‘By the life of the way of [idolatrous] Beersheba,’They shall fall and not rise again.”

ASV: They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.

BSB: Those who swear by the guilt of Samariaand say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”

DARBY: they that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, [As] thy god, O Dan, liveth! and, [As] the way of Beer-sheba liveth! even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

DRA: They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more.

KJV: They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

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