Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Hear this accusation that I am bringing against you: "A dirge, house of Israel:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Holman Bible
Listen to this message that I am singing for you, a lament,
A Conservative Version
Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
American Standard Version
Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to this word, my song of sorrow over you, O children of Israel.
Darby Translation
Hear this word, a lamentation, which I take up against you, O house of Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
Hear ye this word which I lift up to you, a lamentation, O house of Israel.
King James 2000
Hear you this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Hear this word that I [am] going to intone over you [as] a lament, O house of Israel!
Modern King James verseion
Hear this Word which I take up against you, a dirge, O house of Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hear this word, O ye house of Israel. And why? I must make this moan for you:
NET Bible
Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, family of Israel:
New Heart English Bible
Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
Hear ye this word, which, I, am taking up concerning you - even a dirge, O house of Israel.
Webster
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
World English Bible
Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
Hear this word that I am bearing to you, A lamentation, O house of Israel:
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament And Call To Repentance
1 "Hear this accusation that I am bringing against you: "A dirge, house of Israel: 2 Fallen is Israel the virgin never to rise again! She is abandoned on her own land, with no one to raise her up.'
Cross References
Ezekiel 19:1
"Now as for you, publish this mourning psalm about Israel's leaders.
Jeremiah 7:29
"Cut off your hair and throw it away; let your lamentations rise on the barren heights, because the LORD has rejected and abandoned the generation that is subject to his wrath.
Jeremiah 9:10
I'll weep and mourn for the mountains, and lament for the desert pastures, because they are desolate and no one passes through them. They don't hear the lowing of the cattle. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled. They're gone!
Jeremiah 9:17
This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Think about what I'm saying! Indeed, call out the professional mourners! Send for the best of them to come.
Jeremiah 9:20
"Now, you women, hear the message from the LORD; listen to what he has to say! Teach your daughters how to mourn, let every woman teach her friend how to lament.
Ezekiel 19:14
Fire had burned through its branches, consuming its shoots and fruits. No strong branches remain in it, and there is no scepter to rule!' "This is a lamentation, and it is to be used in mourning."
Ezekiel 26:17
They'll sing this mourning song for you: "How lost you are, you inhabited city, that was built in the middle of the sea! How famous you were! How strong on the sea! She and her inhabitants inflicted terror to everyone who lived within her."
Ezekiel 27:2
"Son of Man, compose a mourning song for Tyre.
Ezekiel 27:27-32
Your wealth, your products, your merchandise your sailors, your pilots, your tailors, your salesmen, all your mercenaries with you your entire company with you will fall into the midst of the sea on the day when you're overthrown!
Ezekiel 28:12
"Son of Man, start singing this lamentation for the king of Tyre. Tell him, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "You served as my model, my example of complete wisdom and perfect beauty.
Ezekiel 32:2
"Son of Man, start singing this lamentation about Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Tell him, "You may have called yourself a lion among nations, but you're a monster at sea. You thrash about in your rivers, muddy the water with your feet, and relieve yourself in the rivers.'
Ezekiel 32:16
"This has been a lamentation. They will chant it, and the citizens of the nations will chant it, too. They'll chant it about Egypt and about all of its hordes."
Amos 3:1
"Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken about you, people of Israel. It concerns the entire family that I brought from the land of Egypt:
Amos 4:1
"Listen to this message, you fat cows from Bashan, who live on the Samaritan mountains, who oppress the poor, who rob the needy, and who constantly ask your husbands for one more drink!"
Amos 5:16
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, the Lord, says: "There will be dirges in all of the streets; and in all of the highways they will cry out in anguish. They will call the farmer to mourning and those who lament to grieve.
Micah 2:4
"When this happens, someone will compose a proverb about you, lamenting sorrowfully, "We are completely ruined! He has given my people's heritage to others. How he has removed it from me, dividing up our fields!'