Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near;

New American Standard Bible

Do you put off the day of calamity,
And would you bring near the seat of violence?

King James Version

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Holman Bible

You dismiss any thought of the evil day
and bring in a reign of violence.

International Standard Version

"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,

A Conservative Version

Ye who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,

American Standard Version

-ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Amplified


Do you put off the day of punishment,
Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?

Darby Translation

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Julia Smith Translation

Extending to the evil day, and ye will bring near the seat of violence;

King James 2000

You that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Lexham Expanded Bible

You that put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence!

Modern King James verseion

You who put the evil day far away, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ye are taken out for the evil day, even ye that sit in the stole of willfulness;

NET Bible

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

New Heart English Bible

Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The Emphasized Bible

Ye who are putting far away the day of calamity, - but bringing near the abode of violence:

Webster

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

World English Bible

Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Youngs Literal Translation

Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נדא נדהo 
Nadah 
Usage: 2

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

and cause the seat
שׁבת 
Shebeth 
Usage: 7

References

Fausets

Hastings

Sin

Context Readings

Woe To The Complacent

2 Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs? 3 You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near; 4 Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house;


Cross References

Amos 9:10

All those sinners among my people will be put to the sword who say, Evil will not overtake us or come face to face with us.

Isaiah 56:12

Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.

Ezekiel 12:27

Son of man, see, the children of Israel say, The vision which he sees is for the days which are a long way off, and his words are of times still far away.

Psalm 94:20

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.

Isaiah 47:7

And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.

Ezekiel 12:22

Son of man, what is this saying which you have about the land of Israel, The time is long and every vision comes to nothing?

Amos 3:10

For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.

Amos 5:12

For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

Amos 5:18

Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.

Amos 6:12

Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

2 Peter 3:4

Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.

Revelation 18:17

For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,

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