Parallel Verses

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?

Bible in Basic English

You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent 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 Pass unto Calneh and see, and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Palestinians. Are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Do you put off the day of calamity,
And would you bring near the seat of violence?
4 that lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches and eat the lambs out of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall;


Cross References

Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, For our sake the evil shall not come near nor overtake us.

Isaiah 56:12

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, or much more excellent.

Ezekiel 12:27

Son of man, behold, those of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of the times that are far off.

Psalm 94:20

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, who creates toil under the guise of law?

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Isaiah 47:7

And thou didst say, I shall be a lady for ever. Until now thou hast not laid these things to heart, neither didst thou remember thy latter end.

Ezekiel 12:22

Son of man, what is that saying that ye have in the land of Israel that saith, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail?

Amos 3:10

For they do not know to do right, said the LORD, storing up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Amos 5:12

For I have known of your many rebellions and your great sins that afflict the just and take a ransom and turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Amos 5:18

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD shall be darkness, and not light.

Amos 6:12

Shall horses run upon the rocks? will one plow there with oxen? why have ye turned judgment into hemlock, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood?

Matthew 24:48

But and if that evil slave shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming,

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction shall come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

2 Peter 3:4

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the day in which the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Revelation 18:17

For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster and all the company in ships and sailors and as many as trade by sea stood afar off

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