Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will cut off [the] ruler from its midst and I will kill all of its officials with him," says Yahweh.
New American Standard Bible
And slay all her
King James Version
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
and kill all its officials
The Lord has spoken.
International Standard Version
I will execute their rulers among them, killing all of their officials as well," says the LORD.
A Conservative Version
And I will cut off the judge from the midst of it, and will kill all the rulers of it with him, says LORD.
American Standard Version
and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
Amplified
“I will also cut off and destroy the ruler from its midst
And slay all the princes with him,” says the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
And I will have the judge cut off from among them, and all their captains I will put to death with him, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And I cut off the judge from the midst of her, and I will slay all her chiefs with him, said Jehovah.
King James 2000
And I will cut off the judge from its midst, and will slay all its princes with him, says the LORD.
Modern King James verseion
And I will cut off the judge from its midst, and will kill all its rulers with him, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will root out the judge from among them, and slay all his princes with him,' sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
I will remove Moab's leader; I will kill all Moab's officials with him." The Lord has spoken!
New Heart English Bible
and I will cut off the judge from their midst, and will kill all its officials with him," says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
And I will cut off the judge out of her midst, and, all her rulers, will I slay with him, saith Yahweh.
Webster
And I will cut off the judge from the midst of it, and will slay all its princes with him, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
and I will cut off the judge from their midst, and will kill all its princes with him," says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have cut off a judge from her midst, And all its heads I slay with him, said Jehovah.
Interlinear
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Harag
Sar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Israel's Neighbors
2 So I will send a fire against Moab and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Kerioth, and Moab will die amid uproar, amid war cries [and] amid the sound of a horn. 3 And I will cut off [the] ruler from its midst and I will kill all of its officials with him," says Yahweh. 4 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they have rejected the law of Yahweh and have not kept his rules, and their lies have led them astray, {after which their ancestors walked}!
Cross References
Jeremiah 48:7
For because of your trusting in your works and in your treasures, even you yourselves will be taken, and Chemosh will go out into the exile, his priests and his officials together.
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star will go out from Jacob, and a scepter will rise from Israel; it will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the children of Seth.
Psalm 2:10
So then, O kings, be wise. Be warned, O rulers of [the] earth.
Isaiah 40:23
the one who brings princes to nothing; he makes rulers of [the] earth like nothing.
Jeremiah 48:25
The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken," {declares} Yahweh.