Amos 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Amos 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Amos 4:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Amos 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness, “Behold, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.”
Amos 4:2 — World English Bible
Amos 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Amos 4:2 — American Standard Version
Amos 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Amos 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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;”
Amos 4:2 — Darby Translation
Amos 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord God hath sworne by his holines, that loe, the dayes shall come vpon you, that hee wil take you away with thornes, and your posteritie with fish hookes.”
Amos 4:2 — Geneva Bible
Amos 4:2 in Context — Amos 4
1 OID esta palabra, vacas de Basán, que estáis en el monte de Samaria, que oprimís los pobres, que quebrantáis los menesterosos, que decís á sus señores: Traed, y beberemos.
2 El Señor Jehová juró por su santidad: He aquí, vienen días sobre vosotros en que os llevará en anzuelos, y á vuestros descendientes en barquillos de pescador.
3 Y saldrán por los portillos la una en pos de la otra, y seréis echadas del palacio, dice Jehová.
4 Id á Beth-el, y prevaricad; en Gilgal aumentad la rebelión, y traed de mañana vuestros sacrificios, y vuestros diezmos cada tres años;
What Does Amos 4:2 Mean?
Amos 4:2 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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