Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Behold, the days are coming upon you
When
And the last of you with
King James Version
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
Holman Bible
The Lord God has sworn
when you will be taken away with hooks,
every last one of you with fishhooks.
International Standard Version
The Lord GOD has taken a sacred oath: "The day is coming when they will take you away on fishhooks, every last one of you on fishhooks.
A Conservative Version
Lord LORD has sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
American Standard Version
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
Amplified
The Lord God has sworn [an oath] by His holiness
That, “Behold, the days are coming upon you
When they shall take you away with meat hooks,
And the last of you with fish hooks.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord God has taken an oath by his holy name, that the days are coming when they will take you away with hooks, and the rest of you with fish-hooks.
Darby Translation
the Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that behold, days shall come upon you, when he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish-hooks;
Julia Smith Translation
The Lord Jehovah sware by his holiness, that behold, the days coming upon you and he took you away with hooks, and your last part with thorns of the fish.
King James 2000
The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness: Lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that, "Behold, the days are coming upon you {when they} will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishing hooks.
Modern King James verseion
The Lord Jehovah has sworn by His holiness that the days shall come on you that He will lift you up with meat hooks, and your sons with fishhooks.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore the LORD hath sworn by his holiness, 'The days shall come upon you, that ye shall be lift up upon spears, and your posterity carried away upon fish hooks.
NET Bible
The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his own holy character: "Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen's pots.
New Heart English Bible
The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness that behold, "The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.
The Emphasized Bible
Sworn hath My Lord, Yahweh, by his own holiness, That lo! days, are coming upon you, - when he will take you away with hooks, and your followers with fishhooks;
Webster
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish-hooks,
World English Bible
The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that behold, "The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by His holiness, That lo, days are coming upon you, And he hath taken you away with hooks, And your posterity with fish-hooks.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Social And Spiritual Corruption
1
Hear this word you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria. You oppress the poor. You crush the needy. You say to your masters (husbands) (lords), Bring us drink.
2
“Behold, the days are coming upon you
When
And the last of you with
Cross References
Psalm 89:35
On my holiness I have taken an oath: I will not lie to David.
Jeremiah 16:16
I am going to send for many fishermen, says Jehovah, and they will catch the people of Israel. After that, I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt for them on every mountain and hill and even in the cracks in the rocks.
Amos 6:8
The Lord Jehovah has sworn by himself. Jehovah, the God of Hosts declares: I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.
Isaiah 37:29
For the reason that you rage against me and because your insolence (arrogance) has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the way you came.
Ezekiel 39:4-5
Gog and his army and his allies will fall dead on the mountains of Israel. I will let their bodies be food for all the birds and wild animals.'
Habakkuk 1:15-16
He brings them all up with the hook. He gathers them away in his net. He gladly gathers them and rejoices.