Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I will remove Moab's leader; I will kill all Moab's officials with him." The Lord has spoken!
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.
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.
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.
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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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Israel's Neighbors
2 So I will set Moab on fire, and it will consume Kerioth's fortresses. Moab will perish in the heat of battle amid war cries and the blaring of the ram's horn. 3 I will remove Moab's leader; I will kill all Moab's officials with him." The Lord has spoken! 4 This is what the Lord says: "Because Judah has committed three covenant transgressions -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They rejected the Lord's law; they did not obey his commands. Their false gods, to which their fathers were loyal, led them astray.
Cross References
Jeremiah 48:7
"Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials.
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.
Psalm 2:10
So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!
Isaiah 40:23
He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth's leaders insignificant.
Jeremiah 48:25
Moab's might will be crushed. Its power will be broken. I, the Lord, affirm it!