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World English Bible

Amos 2 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;
[2] but I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;
[3] and I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says Yahweh.
[4] Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have rejected Yahweh’s law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked;
[5] but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
[6] Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals;
[7] They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth and deny justice to the oppressed. A man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name.
[8] They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge. In the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
[9] Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
[10] Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
[11] I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn’t this true, you children of Israel?” says Yahweh.
[12] “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’
[13] Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain.
[14] Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself.
[15] He who handles the bow won’t stand. He who is swift of foot won’t escape. He who rides the horse won’t deliver himself.
[16] He who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked on that day,” says Yahweh.

Amos 2:8 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Amos 2:13 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Amos 2 (KJVS)

[1] Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
[2] but I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
[3] and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.
[4] Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
[5] but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
[6] Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
[7] that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
[8] and they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
[9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
[10] Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
[11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.
[12] But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
[13] Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
[14] Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
[15] neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
[16] And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

Amos 2:7 Or, young woman
Amos 2:8 Or, such as have fined or mulcted
Amos 2:13 Or, I will press your place as a cart full of sheaves presseth
Amos 2:14 Heb. his soul or life
Amos 2:16 Heb. strong of his heart

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Amos 2 (BYZ)

[1] Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ἐπὶ () ταῖς () τρισὶν () ἀσεβείαις () Μωαβ καὶ () ἐπὶ () ταῖς () τέσσαρσιν () οὐκ () ἀποστραφήσομαι () αὐτόν, () ἀνθ’ () ὧν () κατέκαυσαν () τὰ () ὀστᾶ () βασιλέως () τῆς () Ιδουμαίας () εἰς () κονίαν·
[2] καὶ () ἐξαποστελῶ () πῦρ () ἐπὶ () Μωαβ, καὶ () καταφάγεται () θεμέλια () τῶν () πόλεων () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () ἀποθανεῖται () ἐν () ἀδυναμίᾳ Μωαβ μετὰ () κραυγῆς () καὶ () μετὰ () φωνῆς () σάλπιγγος· ()
[3] καὶ () ἐξολεθρεύσω () κριτὴν () ἐξ () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () πάντας () τοὺς () ἄρχοντας () αὐτῆς () ἀποκτενῶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ, () λέγει () κύριος. ()
[4] Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ἐπὶ () ταῖς () τρισὶν () ἀσεβείαις () υἱῶν () Ιουδα καὶ () ἐπὶ () ταῖς () τέσσαρσιν () οὐκ () ἀποστραφήσομαι () αὐτόν, () ἕνεκα () τοῦ () ἀπώσασθαι () αὐτοὺς () τὸν () νόμον () κυρίου () καὶ () τὰ () προστάγματα αὐτοῦ () οὐκ () ἐφυλάξαντο () καὶ () ἐπλάνησεν () αὐτοὺς () τὰ () μάταια () αὐτῶν, () ἃ () ἐποίησαν, () οἷς () ἐξηκολούθησαν () οἱ () πατέρες () αὐτῶν () ὀπίσω () αὐτῶν· ()
[5] καὶ () ἐξαποστελῶ () πῦρ () ἐπὶ () Ιουδαν, () καὶ () καταφάγεται () θεμέλια () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[6] Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ἐπὶ () ταῖς () τρισὶν () ἀσεβείαις () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἐπὶ () ταῖς () τέσσαρσιν () οὐκ () ἀποστραφήσομαι () αὐτόν, () ἀνθ’ () ὧν () ἀπέδοντο () ἀργυρίου () δίκαιον () καὶ () πένητα () ἕνεκεν () ὑποδημάτων, ()
[7] τὰ () πατοῦντα () ἐπὶ () τὸν () χοῦν () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () ἐκονδύλιζον εἰς () κεφαλὰς () πτωχῶν () καὶ () ὁδὸν () ταπεινῶν () ἐξέκλιναν, () καὶ () υἱὸς () καὶ () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ () εἰσεπορεύοντο () πρὸς () τὴν () αὐτὴν () παιδίσκην, () ὅπως () βεβηλώσωσιν () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () αὐτῶν, ()
[8] καὶ () τὰ () ἱμάτια () αὐτῶν () δεσμεύοντες () σχοινίοις () παραπετάσματα ἐποίουν () ἐχόμενα () τοῦ () θυσιαστηρίου () καὶ () οἶνον () ἐκ () συκοφαντιῶν ἔπινον () ἐν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () αὐτῶν. ()
[9] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () ἐξῆρα () τὸν () Αμορραῖον ἐκ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν, () οὗ () ἦν () καθὼς () ὕψος () κέδρου τὸ () ὕψος () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἰσχυρὸς () ἦν () ὡς () δρῦς, καὶ () ἐξῆρα () τὸν () καρπὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἐπάνωθεν καὶ () τὰς () ῥίζας () αὐτοῦ () ὑποκάτωθεν·
[10] καὶ () ἐγὼ () ἀνήγαγον () ὑμᾶς () ἐκ () γῆς () Αἰγύπτου () καὶ () περιήγαγον () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ () τεσσαράκοντα () ἔτη () τοῦ () κατακληρονομῆσαι () τὴν () γῆν () τῶν () Αμορραίων·
[11] καὶ () ἔλαβον () ἐκ () τῶν () υἱῶν () ὑμῶν () εἰς () προφήτας () καὶ () ἐκ () τῶν () νεανίσκων () ὑμῶν () εἰς () ἁγιασμόν· () μὴ () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ταῦτα, () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ; () Λέγει () κύριος. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἐποτίζετε () τοὺς () ἡγιασμένους () οἶνον () καὶ () τοῖς () προφήταις () ἐνετέλλεσθε () λέγοντες () Οὐ () μὴ () προφητεύσητε. ()
[13] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () κυλίω () ὑποκάτω () ὑμῶν, () ὃν () τρόπον () κυλίεται () ἡ () ἅμαξα ἡ () γέμουσα () καλάμης· ()
[14] καὶ () ἀπολεῖται () φυγὴ () ἐκ () δρομέως, καὶ () ὁ () κραταιὸς () οὐ () μὴ () κρατήσῃ () τῆς () ἰσχύος () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ὁ () μαχητὴς οὐ () μὴ () σώσῃ () τὴν () ψυχὴν () αὐτοῦ, ()
[15] καὶ () ὁ () τοξότης οὐ () μὴ () ὑποστῇ, καὶ () ὁ () ὀξὺς () τοῖς () ποσὶν () αὐτοῦ () οὐ () μὴ () διασωθῇ, () οὐδὲ () ὁ () ἱππεὺς () οὐ () μὴ () σώσῃ () τὴν () ψυχὴν () αὐτοῦ, ()
[16] καὶ () εὑρήσει () τὴν () καρδίαν () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () δυναστείαις, ὁ () γυμνὸς () διώξεται () ἐν () ἐκείνῃ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ, () λέγει () κύριος. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.