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Example Description: The Prophets Speak: Voices Calling Israel Home
Throughout Israel’s turbulent history, God raised up prophets to call His people back to faithfulness, justice, and hope. In The Prophets Speak, you’ll journey through the major and minor prophetic books, encountering voices that challenged corruption, comforted the brokenhearted, and pointed toward the coming Messiah.
What You’ll Learn
Historical Context: Grasp the political, social, and spiritual landscape in which each prophet ministered.
Prophetic Themes: Identify key themes—judgment, repentance, restoration, and consolation—and their relevance for today.
Literary Styles: Explore the diverse forms of prophetic literature, from oracles and laments to visions and symbolic actions.
Messianic Hope: Discover how passages from Isaiah, Micah, and others foreshadow Jesus’ life and mission.
Application for Today: Draw parallels between ancient calls to holiness and our modern challenges, equipping you to speak truth in love.
Course Format & Modules
Voice in the Wilderness – Introduction to prophecy, the role of the prophet, and first hearings of Isaiah and Hosea.
Words of Warning – Deep dive into Jeremiah and AMOS: justice, idolatry, and God’s courtroom.
History in Lament – Exploring Lamentations and Ezekiel’s dramatic enactments of exile.
Songs of Restoration – Comforting visions in Isaiah’s later chapters and Joel’s promise of the Spirit.
Minor Voices, Major Impact – Studying Micah, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk’s messages for the remnant.
Prophetic Future – Revelation of ultimate restoration and the prophetic call to live in hope.
Description: Job 29:22
NET Translation: After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop.
DARBY Translation: After my words they spoke not again, and my speech droppedAMOS 7.16." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D3062 upon them;
KJV Translation: After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Keywords: DAVID,PSALMS,AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES,MUSIC
Description: Psalms 56:1
NET Translation: For the music director, according to the yonath-elem-rekhoqim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me. All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.
DARBY Translation: To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokimD3539. Of David. MichtamD3540; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God; for manD3541 would swallow me upAMOS 8.4." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D3542: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me
KJV Translation: To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
Verse Intro: What Can the Enemy Do When One Trusts in God?
Keywords: WAR
Description: Psalms 56:2
NET Translation: Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.
DARBY Translation: Mine enemies would swallow [me] upAMOS 8.4." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D3543 all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtilyD3544.
KJV Translation: Mine enemies would daily swallow [me] up: for [they be] many that fight against me, O thou most High.
Description: Psalms 142:4
NET Translation: Look to the right and see. No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
DARBY Translation: Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refugeAMOS 2.14." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D4074 hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
KJV Translation: I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed meK4086; no man cared for my soul.
Keywords: AHAZ,AMOZ,ISAIAH,PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,UZZIAH
Description: Isaiah 1:1
NET Translation: Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah reigned over Judah.
DARBY Translation: The vision of IsaiahD4588 the son of AMOS, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
KJV Translation: The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Verse Intro: Judah Outwardly Religious but Sinning and Unfaithful
Keywords: CALNEH,CARCHEMISH
Description: Isaiah 10:9
NET Translation: Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? Samaria like Damascus?
DARBY Translation: Is not CalnoAMOS 6.2." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D4685 as Karkemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
KJV Translation: [Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus?
Keywords: CHURCH,PARABLES,VINEYARD
Description: Isaiah 27:2
NET Translation: When that time comes, sing about a delightful vineyard!
DARBY Translation: In that day [there shall be] a vineyard of pure wineAMOS 5.11." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D4825; singD4826 concerning it:
KJV Translation: In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
Description: Isaiah 51:19
NET Translation: These double disasters confronted you. But who feels sorry for you? Destruction and devastation, famine and sword. But who consoles you?
DARBY Translation: These two [things] are come unto thee; who will bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and famine and sword: howAMOS 7.2." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D5046 shall I comfort thee?
KJV Translation: These two [things] are comeK4953unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destructionK4954, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Description: Jeremiah 25:35
NET Translation: The leaders will not be able to run away and hide. The shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape.
DARBY Translation: And refugeAMOS 2.14." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D5339 shall perish from the shepherds, and escape from the noble ones of the flock.
KJV Translation: And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escapeK5221.
Keywords: CAPHTORIM,PHILISTINES,SIDON,TYRE
Description: Jeremiah 47:4
NET Translation: For the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy all the help that remains for Tyre and Sidon. For I, the Lord, will destroy the Philistines, that remnant that came from the island of Crete.
DARBY Translation: because of the day that cometh to lay wasteD5444 all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth; for Jehovah will lay waste the Philistines, the remnant of the islandAMOS 9.7." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D5445 of Caphtor.
KJV Translation: Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the countryK5333of Caphtor.
Keywords: AMMONITES,GAD,HESHBON
Description: Jeremiah 49:1
NET Translation: The Lord spoke about the Ammonites: “Do you think there are not any people of the nation of Israel remaining? Do you think there are not any of them remaining to reinherit their land? Is that why you people who worship the god Milcom have taken possession of the territory of Gad and live in his cities?
DARBY Translation: Concerning the children of Ammon. Thus saith Jehovah: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? Why is MalcamAMOS 1.15; 5.26." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D5463 heirD5464 of Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof?
KJV Translation: ConcerningK5353the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why [then] doth their kingK5354inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
Verse Intro: Judgment to Fall on Ammon
Description: Lamentations 3:47
NET Translation: panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.
DARBY Translation: Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruinAMOS 6.6." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D5550.
KJV Translation: Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Keywords: CHURCH,RIVER
Description: Lamentations 3:48
NET Translation: Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.
DARBY Translation: Mine eye runneth down with streams of water for the ruinAMOS 6.6." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D5551 of the daughter of my people.
KJV Translation: Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Keywords: BETH-AVEN,EXAMPLE,GILGAL,OATH
Description: Hosea 4:15
NET Translation: Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal. Do not go up to Beth Aven. Do not swear, “As surely as the Lord lives!”
DARBY Translation: Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-avenAMOS 5.5." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D6143, nor swear [As] Jehovah liveth!
KJV Translation: Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, [yet] let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Verse Intro: Judah Warned Not to Join Idoltrous Israel in Sin
Keywords: AMOS,EARTHQUAKES,TEKOAH,UZZIAH
Description: AMOS 1:1
NET Translation: The following is a record of what AMOS prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
DARBY Translation: TheAMOS'), Said to mean, 'Burden-bearer.'" href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D6252 words of AMOS, who was among the herdmenD6253 of TekoaD6254, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
KJV Translation: The words of AMOS, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Verse Intro: The Prophecy of AMOS
Keywords: CARMEL,GOD
Description: AMOS 1:2
NET Translation: AMOS said: “The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds’ pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers.”
DARBY Translation: And he said, Jehovah roareth from Zion, and uttereth his voice from Jerusalem; and the pasturesD6255 of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withereth.
KJV Translation: And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
Verse Intro: Judgement to Fall on the Surrounding Nations
Keywords: DAMASCUS,GILEAD,IRON,SYRIA,THRESHING
Description: AMOS 1:3
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Damascus has committed three crimes—make that four!—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke [my sentence], because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for fourK6166, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
Keywords: BEN-HADAD,FIRE
Description: AMOS 1:4
NET Translation: So I will set Hazael’s house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses.
DARBY Translation: And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
KJV Translation: But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
Keywords: AVEN,DAMASCUS,EDEN,KIR
Description: AMOS 1:5
NET Translation: I will break the bar on the gate of Damascus. I will remove the ruler from Wicked Valley, the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.” The Lord has spoken!
DARBY Translation: And I will break the barD6256 of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valleyD6257 of AvenD6258, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-EdenD6259; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of AvenK6168, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of EdenK6169: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
Keywords: GAZA,PHILISTINES
Description: AMOS 1:6
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Gaza has committed three crimes—make that four!—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentenceD6260; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivityK6170, to deliver [them] up to Edom:
Keywords: FIRE,GAZA
Description: AMOS 1:7
NET Translation: So I will set Gaza’s city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.
DARBY Translation: And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
KJV Translation: But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
Keywords: ASHDOD,ASHKELON,EKRON
Description: AMOS 1:8
NET Translation: I will remove the ruler from Ashdod, the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. I will strike Ekron with my hand; the rest of the Philistines will also die.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken!
DARBY Translation: And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord JehovahD6261.
KJV Translation: And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
Keywords: ALLIANCES,EDOMITES
Description: AMOS 1:9
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Tyre has committed three crimes—make that four—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold a whole community to Edom; they failed to observe a treaty of brotherhood.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenantK6171:
Keywords: FIRE
Description: AMOS 1:10
NET Translation: So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses.”
DARBY Translation: And I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
KJV Translation: But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
Keywords: ANGER,EDOMITES,MALICE,REVENGE
Description: AMOS 1:11
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Edom has committed three crimes—make that four—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pityD6262; and his anger did tear continually, and he kept his wrath for ever.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pityK6172, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
Keywords: BOZRAH,EDOMITES,FIRE,PALACE,REVENGE,TEMAN
Description: AMOS 1:12
NET Translation: So I will set Teman on fire; fire will consume Bozrah’s fortresses.”
DARBY Translation: And I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
KJV Translation: But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Keywords: AMMONITES,CAPTIVE,HOMICIDE,PRISONERS,WAR
Description: AMOS 1:13
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes—make that four—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women so they could expand their territory.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
Keywords: FIRE,RABBAH
Description: AMOS 1:14
NET Translation: So I will set fire to Rabbah’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.
DARBY Translation: And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
KJV Translation: But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
Description: AMOS 1:15
NET Translation: Ammon’s king will be deported; he and his officials will be carried off together.” The Lord has spoken
DARBY Translation: And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
Keywords: AMNESTY,SIN,CREMATION,EDOMITES,LIME
Description: AMOS 2:1
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Moab has committed three crimes—make that four—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.
KJV Translation: 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:
Keywords: FIRE,KERIOTH,PALACE,TRUMPET,WAR
Description: AMOS 2:2
NET Translation: So I will set Moab on fire, and it will consume Kerioth’s fortresses. Moab will perish in the heat of battle amid war cries and the blaring of the ram’s horn.
DARBY Translation: And I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerijoth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet.
KJV Translation: But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet:
Description: AMOS 2:3
NET Translation: I will remove Moab’s leader; I will kill all Moab’s officials with him.” The Lord has spoken!
DARBY Translation: And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
Keywords: BACKSLIDERS,ISRAEL,PROPHECIES CONCERNING
Description: AMOS 2:4
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Judah has committed three covenant transgressions—make that four—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They rejected the Lord’s law; they did not obey his commands. Their false gods, to which their fathers were loyal, led them astray.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have despised the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes; and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers walked.
KJV Translation: 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:
Verse Intro: The Sins of Judah and Israel will be Judged
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,JERUSALEM
Description: AMOS 2:5
NET Translation: So I will set Judah on fire, and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.”
DARBY Translation: And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
KJV Translation: But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Keywords: BRIBERY,PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,POOR,SHOE
Description: AMOS 2:6
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions—make that four—I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;
KJV Translation: 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;
Keywords: INCEST
Description: AMOS 2:7
NET Translation: They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.
DARBY Translation: panting afterD6263 the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name.
KJV Translation: 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] maidK6174, to profane my holy name:
Keywords: DEBT,DRUNKENNESS,IDOLATRY,PAWN,SURETY (GUARANTEE)
Description: AMOS 2:8
NET Translation: They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!
DARBY Translation: And they lay [themselves] down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink [in] the house of their God the wine of the condemnedD6264.
KJV Translation: And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemnedK6175[in] the house of their god.
Keywords: AMORITES,OAK
Description: AMOS 2:9
NET Translation: For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.
DARBY Translation: But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
KJV Translation: 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.
Keywords: AMORITES
Description: AMOS 2:10
NET Translation: I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for forty years so you could take the Amorites’ land as your own.
DARBY Translation: And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
KJV Translation: 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.
Keywords: FRATERNITY,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,NAZARITE
Description: AMOS 2:11
NET Translation: I made some of your sons prophets and some of your young men Nazirites. Is this not true, you Israelites?” The Lord is speaking.
DARBY Translation: And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, ye children of Israel? saithD6265 Jehovah.
KJV Translation: 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.
Keywords: DRUNKENNESS,FRATERNITY,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,NAZARITE,PROPHETS,TEMPTATION,WORD OF GOD
Description: AMOS 2:12
NET Translation: “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’
DARBY Translation: And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
KJV Translation: But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
Description: AMOS 2:13
NET Translation: Look! I will press you down, like a cart loaded down with grain presses down.
DARBY Translation: Behold, I will press upon youD6266, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.
KJV Translation: Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed [that is] full of sheaves.
Keywords: PUNISHMENT
Description: AMOS 2:14
NET Translation: Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.
DARBY Translation: And flightD6267 shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.
KJV Translation: Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himselfK6177:
Description: AMOS 2:15
NET Translation: Archers will not hold their ground; fast runners will not save their lives, nor will those who ride horses.
DARBY Translation: Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and the swift of foot shall not escape, and he that rideth the horse shall not deliver his soul;
KJV Translation: 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.
Description: AMOS 2:16
NET Translation: Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.” The Lord is speaking.
DARBY Translation: and he that is stout-hearted among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And [he that is] courageousK6178among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,INGRATITUDE
Description: AMOS 3:1
NET Translation: Listen, you Israelites, to this message that the Lord is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:
DARBY Translation: Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
KJV Translation: Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Verse Intro: The Lord Reveals the Cause of Judgment - Their Sins
Keywords: GOD,INGRATITUDE,JUDGMENT,SIN,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: AMOS 3:2
NET Translation: “I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
DARBY Translation: You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.
KJV Translation: You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punishK6179you for all your iniquities.
Keywords: COMMUNION,FELLOWSHIP,FRIENDSHIP,MEEKNESS,SIN
Description: AMOS 3:3
NET Translation: Do two walk together without having met?
DARBY Translation: Shall two walk together except they be agreed?
KJV Translation: Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Keywords: LION
Description: AMOS 3:4
NET Translation: Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
DARBY Translation: Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?
KJV Translation: Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry outK6180of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Keywords: GIN,HUNTING,SNARE
Description: AMOS 3:5
NET Translation: Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
DARBY Translation: Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin [is laid] for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?
KJV Translation: Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin [is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Keywords: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES,TRUMPET,WAR
Description: AMOS 3:6
NET Translation: If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?
DARBY Translation: Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done [it]D6268?
KJV Translation: Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid?K6181shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]?K6182
Keywords: MYSTERIES,PROPHETS,SECRET
Description: AMOS 3:7
NET Translation: Certainly the Sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
DARBY Translation: But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
KJV Translation: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Keywords: PROPHETS
Description: AMOS 3:8
NET Translation: A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The Sovereign Lord has spoken. Who can refuse to prophesy?
DARBY Translation: The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
KJV Translation: The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Keywords: ASHDOD,PALACE
Description: AMOS 3:9
NET Translation: Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: “Gather on the hills around Samaria! Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city, the oppressive deeds occurring in it.”
DARBY Translation: Publish inD6269 the palaces at Ashdod, and inD6270 the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:
KJV Translation: Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressedK6183in the midst thereof.
Verse Intro: Samaria will Fall in as a Result of Judgment
Keywords: DISHONESTY,RULERS
Description: AMOS 3:10
NET Translation: “They do not know how to do what is right,” the Lord says. “They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.
DARBY Translation: and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces.
KJV Translation: For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robberyK6184in their palaces.
Keywords: RULERS
Description: AMOS 3:11
NET Translation: Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord, “an enemy will encircle the land. He will take away your power; your fortresses will be looted.”
DARBY Translation: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary! even round about the land! And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be pillaged.
KJV Translation: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary [there shall be] even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Keywords: DAMASCUS,SHEPHERD
Description: AMOS 3:12
NET Translation: This is what the Lord says: “Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion’s mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch.
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah: Like as the shepherd rescueth out of the jaw of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couchD6271, and upon the damask of a bed.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd takethK6185out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus [in] a couch.
Description: AMOS 3:13
NET Translation: Listen and warn the family of Jacob!” The Sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking!
DARBY Translation: Hear ye, and testify inD6272 the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,
KJV Translation: Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Keywords: BETH-EL,IDOLATRY
Description: AMOS 3:14
NET Translation: “Certainly when I punish Israel for their covenant transgressions, I will destroy Bethel’s altars. The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
DARBY Translation: that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
KJV Translation: That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of IsraelK6187upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
Keywords: HOUSE,IVORY,SUMMER,WINTER
Description: AMOS 3:15
NET Translation: I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away.” The Lord is speaking!
DARBY Translation: And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,BASHAN,CATTLE,COW,KINE (BOVINE),OPPRESSION,POOR,RULERS
Description: AMOS 4:1
NET Translation: Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink!”
DARBY Translation: Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink:
KJV Translation: Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Verse Intro: Israel did not Return Despite the Lord's Discipline
Keywords: FISH,FISHHOOK,POOR,RULERS
Description: AMOS 4:2
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his own holy character: “Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen’s pots.
DARBY Translation: 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;
KJV Translation: 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.
Description: AMOS 4:3
NET Translation: Each of you will go straight through the gaps in the walls; you will be thrown out toward Harmon.” The Lord is speaking.
DARBY Translation: and ye shall go out by the breaches, every one straight before her, and ye shall be cast out to HarmonD6273, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace, saith the LORD.
Keywords: BETH-EL,GILGAL,IDOLATRY,IRONY,TITHES
Description: AMOS 4:4
NET Translation: “Go to Bethel and rebel! At Gilgal rebel some more! Bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes on the third day!
DARBY Translation: Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three daysD6274,
KJV Translation: Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three yearsK6189:
Keywords: BREAD,IDOLATRY,LEAVEN (YEAST),OFFERINGS,TITHES
Description: AMOS 4:5
NET Translation: Burn a thank offering of bread made with yeast! Make a public display of your voluntary offerings! For you love to do this, you Israelites.” The Sovereign Lord is speaking.
DARBY Translation: and burnD6275 a thank-offering with leaven, and proclaim, publish, voluntary offerings: for this pleaseth you, children of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And offer a sacrificeK6190of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this likethK6191you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Keywords: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES,FAMINE
Description: AMOS 4:6
NET Translation: “But surely I gave you no food to eat in all your cities; you lacked food everywhere you lived. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking
DARBY Translation: And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet ye have not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Keywords: BLESSING,GOD,RAIN
Description: AMOS 4:7
NET Translation: “I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. I gave rain to one city, but not to another. One field would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.
DARBY Translation: And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece [of land] was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
KJV Translation: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
Description: AMOS 4:8
NET Translation: People from two or three cities staggered into one city to get water, but remained thirsty. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking
DARBY Translation: And two, three, cities wandered unto one city, to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: So two [or] three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Keywords: BLASTING,MILDEW,PALMER-WORM
Description: AMOS 4:9
NET Translation: “I destroyed your crops with blight and disease. Locusts kept devouring your orchards, vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking
DARBY Translation: I have smitten you with blasting and mildew; the palmer-wormD6276 hath devoured the multitude of your gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig-trees and your olive-trees: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured [them]: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Description: AMOS 4:10
NET Translation: “I sent against you a plague like one of the Egyptian plagues. I killed your young men with the sword, along with the horses you had captured. I made the stench from the corpses rise up into your nostrils. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking
DARBY Translation: I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, taking away captive your horses; and I made the stench of your camps to come up, even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: I have sent among you the pestilence after the mannerK6193of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horsesK6194; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Keywords: FIREBRAND,GOMORRAH,SODOM,WAR
Description: AMOS 4:11
NET Translation: “I overthrew some of you the way God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking
DARBY Translation: I have overthrown among you, like God's overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Keywords: JUDGMENT,REPENTANCE,TEMPTATION
Description: AMOS 4:12
NET Translation: “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel. Because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel!”
DARBY Translation: Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
KJV Translation: Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: [and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
Keywords: DARKNESS,GOD
Description: AMOS 4:13
NET Translation: For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
DARBY Translation: For behold, he who formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, who maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.
KJV Translation: For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the windK6195, and declareth unto man what [is] his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, [is] his name.
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,SIN
Description: AMOS 5:1
NET Translation: Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, family of Israel:
DARBY Translation: Hear this word, a lamentation, which I take up against you, O house of Israel.
KJV Translation: Hear ye this word which I take up against you, [even] a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Verse Intro: Death is Imminent - Seek God in Order to Live
Description: AMOS 5:2
NET Translation: “The virgin Israel has fallen down and will not get up again. She is abandoned on her own land with no one to help her get up.”
DARBY Translation: The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more arise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
KJV Translation: The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; [there is] none to raise her up.
Description: AMOS 5:3
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord says this: “The city that marches out with a thousand soldiers will have only a hundred left; the town that marches out with a hundred soldiers will have only ten left for the family of Israel.”
DARBY Translation: For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forthD6277 a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, for the house of Israel.
KJV Translation: For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out [by] a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth [by] an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
Keywords: PRAYER,REPENTANCE,SALVATION,SEEKERS
Description: AMOS 5:4
NET Translation: The Lord says this to the family of Israel: “Seek me so you can live!
DARBY Translation: For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.
KJV Translation: For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
Keywords: BEER-SHEBA,BETH-EL,GILGAL,IDOLATRY
Description: AMOS 5:5
NET Translation: Do not seek Bethel. Do not visit Gilgal. Do not journey down to Beer Sheba. For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile, and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.”
DARBY Translation: And seek not Bethel, neither go to Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to noughtD6278.
KJV Translation: But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
Keywords: JOSEPH,REPENTANCE
Description: AMOS 5:6
NET Translation: Seek the Lord so you can live! Otherwise he will break out like fire against Joseph’s family; the fire will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.
DARBY Translation: Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and there be none to quench [it] in Bethel.
KJV Translation: Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel.
Keywords: JUSTICE
Description: AMOS 5:7
NET Translation: The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
DARBY Translation: Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
KJV Translation: Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Keywords: ASTRONOMY,COLORS,CONSTELLATIONS,EVAPORATION,GOD,ORION,PLEIADES,SEEKERS,SEVEN,STARS,WAR
Description: AMOS 5:8
NET Translation: But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The Lord is his name!
DARBY Translation: [seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.
KJV Translation: [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:
Keywords: GOD,WAR
Description: AMOS 5:9
NET Translation: He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.
DARBY Translation: He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
KJV Translation: That strengtheneth the spoiledK6196against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Keywords: MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,PERSECUTION,REPROOF,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: AMOS 5:10
NET Translation: The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.
DARBY Translation: They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
KJV Translation: They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Keywords: HOUSE,INJUSTICE,JUSTICE,OPPRESSION,POOR,RULERS,STONES,TAX
Description: AMOS 5:11
NET Translation: Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.
DARBY Translation: Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasantD6279 vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.
KJV Translation: Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyardsK6197, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Keywords: BRIBERY,INJUSTICE,JUSTICE,OPPRESSION,POOR,RULERS,SIN
Description: AMOS 5:12
NET Translation: Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
DARBY Translation: For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribeD6280, and they turn aside [the right of] the needy in the gate.
KJV Translation: For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribeK6198, and they turn aside the poor in the gate [from their right].
Keywords: PRUDENCE,SPEAKING
Description: AMOS 5:13
NET Translation: For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
DARBY Translation: Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.
KJV Translation: Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.
Keywords: SEEKERS
Description: AMOS 5:14
NET Translation: Seek good and not evil so you can live! Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies just might be with you, as you claim he is.
DARBY Translation: Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
KJV Translation: Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
Keywords: REPENTANCE
Description: AMOS 5:15
NET Translation: Hate what is wrong, love what is right. Promote justice at the city gate. Maybe the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.
DARBY Translation: Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
KJV Translation: Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Keywords: FAMINE,JUDGMENTS,WEEPING
Description: AMOS 5:16
NET Translation: Because of Israel’s sins this is what the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: “In all the squares there will be wailing, in all the streets they will mourn the dead. They will tell the field workers to lament and the professional mourners to wail.
DARBY Translation: Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
KJV Translation: Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Keywords: FAMINE,WEEPING
Description: AMOS 5:17
NET Translation: In all the vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through your midst,” says the Lord.
DARBY Translation: And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And in all vineyards [shall be] wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
Keywords: DARKNESS,DAY,INFIDELITY,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: AMOS 5:18
NET Translation: Woe to those who wish for the day of the Lord! Why do you want the Lord’s day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
DARBY Translation: Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:
KJV Translation: Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.
Verse Intro: Does Israel Really Want God's Justice?
Description: AMOS 5:19
NET Translation: Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
DARBY Translation: as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
KJV Translation: As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Keywords: DARKNESS
Description: AMOS 5:20
NET Translation: Don’t you realize the Lord’s day of judgment will bring darkness, not light—gloomy blackness, not bright light?
DARBY Translation: Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
KJV Translation: [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Keywords: FORMALISM,HYPOCRISY,OFFERINGS,WORSHIP
Description: AMOS 5:21
NET Translation: “I absolutely despise your festivals! I get no pleasure from your religious assemblies.
DARBY Translation: I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell [a sweet odour] in your solemn assemblies.
KJV Translation: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assembliesK6199.
Description: AMOS 5:22
NET Translation: Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings, I will not be satisfied; I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves.
DARBY Translation: For if ye offerD6281 up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept [them]; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts.
KJV Translation: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offeringsK6200of your fat beasts.
Keywords: MUSIC
Description: AMOS 5:23
NET Translation: Take away from me your noisy songs; I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.
DARBY Translation: Take away from me the noise of thy songs, and I will not hear the melody of thy lutes;
KJV Translation: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Description: AMOS 5:24
NET Translation: Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.
DARBY Translation: but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.
KJV Translation: But let judgment run downK6201as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Keywords: QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS
Description: AMOS 5:25
NET Translation: You did not bring me sacrifices and grain offerings during the forty years you spent in the wilderness, family of Israel.
DARBY Translation: Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
KJV Translation: Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
Keywords: CHIUN,STARS
Description: AMOS 5:26
NET Translation: You will pick up your images of Sikkuth, your king, and Kiyyun, your star god, which you made for yourselves,
DARBY Translation: Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of your MolochD6282, and ChiunD6283 your images, the star of your god, which ye had made to yourselves;
KJV Translation: But ye have borne the tabernacle of your MolochK6202and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
Description: AMOS 5:27
NET Translation: and I will drive you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord. He is called the God of Heaven’s Armies.
DARBY Translation: and I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.
KJV Translation: Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name [is] The God of hosts.
Keywords: CHURCH,PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,AMUSEMENTS AND WORLDLY PLEASURES,CONFIDENCE,CONSCIENCE,DRUNKENNESS,HAPPINESS,PLEASURE,THE RICH,SECURITY
Description: AMOS 6:1
NET Translation: Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
DARBY Translation: Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secureD6284 in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the firstD6285 of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.
KJV Translation: Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
Verse Intro: The Rich of Israel will be the First to be Judged
Keywords: CALNEH,GATH,HAMATH
Description: AMOS 6:2
NET Translation: They say to the people: “Journey over to Calneh and look at it; then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they superior to our two kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?”
DARBY Translation: Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
KJV Translation: Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: [be they] better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
Keywords: CONSCIENCE,SECURITY,WORLDLINESS
Description: AMOS 6:3
NET Translation: You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.
DARBY Translation: Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
KJV Translation: Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seatK6205of violence to come near;
Keywords: BED,EATING,FEASTS,GLUTTONY,IVORY
Description: AMOS 6:4
NET Translation: They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.
DARBY Translation: that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;
KJV Translation: That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselvesK6206upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Keywords: DAVID,FEASTS,INVENTION,MUSIC
Description: AMOS 6:5
NET Translation: They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.
DARBY Translation: that chant to the sound of the lute, [and] invent them instruments of music, like David;
KJV Translation: That chantK6207to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Keywords: ANOINTING,DRUNKENNESS,OINTMENT,WINE
Description: AMOS 6:6
NET Translation: They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.
DARBY Translation: that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breachD6286 of Joseph.
KJV Translation: That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Keywords: EATING,FEASTS
Description: AMOS 6:7
NET Translation: Therefore they will now be the first to go into exile, and the religious banquets where they sprawl on couches will end.
DARBY Translation: Therefore shall they now go captiveD6287, with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
KJV Translation: Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
Description: AMOS 6:8
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is speaking: “I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”
DARBY Translation: The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himselfD6288, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
KJV Translation: The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is thereinK6210.
Keywords: WAR
Description: AMOS 6:9
NET Translation: If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.
DARBY Translation: And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
KJV Translation: And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
Keywords: CREMATION,WAR
Description: AMOS 6:10
NET Translation: When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses, pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond, “No one.” Then he will say, “Hush! Don’t invoke the Lord’s name!”
DARBY Translation: And a man's uncleD6289, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet [any] with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.
KJV Translation: And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that [is] by the sides of the house, [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mentionK6211of the name of the LORD.
Description: AMOS 6:11
NET Translation: Indeed, look! The Lord is giving the command. He will smash the large house to bits and the small house into little pieces.
DARBY Translation: For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
KJV Translation: For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breachesK6212, and the little house with clefts.
Keywords: HEMLOCK,RULERS
Description: AMOS 6:12
NET Translation: Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
DARBY Translation: Shall horses run upon the rock? will [men] plough [thereon] with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
KJV Translation: Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
Keywords: CONFIDENCE,HORN,RULERS,SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
Description: AMOS 6:13
NET Translation: You are happy because you conquered Lo Debar. You say, “Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”
DARBY Translation: ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us powerD6290 by our own strength?
KJV Translation: Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
Keywords: HEMATH
Description: AMOS 6:14
NET Translation: “Look! I am about to bring a nation against you, family of Israel,” the Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking. “They will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the stream of the rift valley.”
DARBY Translation: For behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I will raise up against you a nation; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the torrent of the ArabahD6291.
KJV Translation: But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the riverK6213of the wilderness.
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,MOWING,TAX,VISION
Description: AMOS 7:1
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw him making locusts just as the crops planted late were beginning to sprout. (The crops planted late sprout after the royal harvest.)
DARBY Translation: Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, he formed locustsD6292 in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
KJV Translation: Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppersK6214in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the king's mowings.
Verse Intro: Symbolic Illustrations of Judgment
Keywords: INTERCESSION,VISION
Description: AMOS 7:2
NET Translation: When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said, “Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”
DARBY Translation: And it came to pass, when they had wholly eaten the grass of the land, that I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
KJV Translation: And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise?K6215for he [is] small.
Keywords: GOD,REPENTANCE
Description: AMOS 7:3
NET Translation: The Lord decided not to do this. “It will not happen,” the Lord said.
DARBY Translation: Jehovah repented for this: It shall not be, said Jehovah.
KJV Translation: The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
Keywords: VISION
Description: AMOS 7:4
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw the Sovereign Lord summoning a shower of fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the fields.
DARBY Translation: Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and ate up the inheritanceD6293.
KJV Translation: Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
Description: AMOS 7:5
NET Translation: I said, “Sovereign Lord, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”
DARBY Translation: Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
KJV Translation: Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.
Keywords: REPENTANCE
Description: AMOS 7:6
NET Translation: The Lord decided not to do this. The Sovereign Lord said, “This will not happen either.”
DARBY Translation: Jehovah repented for this: This also shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.
KJV Translation: The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
Keywords: JEROBOAM,PLUMMET,PROPHETS,SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES,VISION
Description: AMOS 7:7
NET Translation: He showed me this: I saw the Lord standing by a tin wall holding tin in his hand.
DARBY Translation: Thus did he shew unto me; and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
KJV Translation: Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
Keywords: PLUMMET,SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES,VISION
Description: AMOS 7:8
NET Translation: The Lord said to me, “What do you see, AMOS?” I said, “Tin.” The Lord then said, “Look, I am about to place tin among my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sin.
DARBY Translation: And Jehovah said unto me, AMOS, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. And the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.
KJV Translation: And the LORD said unto me, AMOS, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
Keywords: ISAAC
Description: AMOS 7:9
NET Translation: Isaac’s centers of worship will become desolate; Israel’s holy places will be in ruins. I will attack Jeroboam’s dynasty with the sword.”
DARBY Translation: And the high places of Isaac shall be desolated, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will arise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
KJV Translation: And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
Keywords: FALSE ACCUSATION,AMAZIAH,AMOS,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN
Description: AMOS 7:10
NET Translation: Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: “AMOS is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! The land cannot endure all his prophecies.
DARBY Translation: Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, AMOS hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
KJV Translation: Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, AMOS hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
Verse Intro: AMOS Confront's Amaziah the Priest who Rejects God's Message
Keywords: FALSE ACCUSATION
Description: AMOS 7:11
NET Translation: As a matter of fact, AMOS is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’”
DARBY Translation: For thus AMOS saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall certainly go into captivity out of his land.
KJV Translation: For thus AMOS saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
Keywords: REPROOF
Description: AMOS 7:12
NET Translation: Amaziah then said to AMOS, “Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah. Earn your living and prophesy there!
DARBY Translation: And Amaziah said unto AMOS, [Thou] seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
KJV Translation: Also Amaziah said unto AMOS, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
Description: AMOS 7:13
NET Translation: Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here.”
DARBY Translation: But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.
KJV Translation: But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king's chapelK6216, and it [is] the king's court.
Keywords: CALL,PROPHECY,PROPHETS,SYCAMORE
Description: AMOS 7:14
NET Translation: AMOS replied to Amaziah, “I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees.
DARBY Translation: And AMOS answered and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdman, and a gathererD6294 of sycamore fruit.
KJV Translation: Then answered AMOS, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
Keywords: CALL,PROPHECY,PROPHETS
Description: AMOS 7:15
NET Translation: Then the Lord took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission, ‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel.’
DARBY Translation: And Jehovah took me as I followed the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
KJV Translation: And the LORD took me as I followedK6219the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
Keywords: INFIDELITY
Description: AMOS 7:16
NET Translation: So now listen to the Lord’s message! You say, ‘Don’t prophesy against Israel! Don’t preach against the family of Isaac!’
DARBY Translation: And now hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and utter not [words]D6295 against the house of Isaac.
KJV Translation: Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.
Keywords: CORD,INFIDELITY
Description: AMOS 7:17
NET Translation: “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets and your sons and daughters will die violently. Your land will be given to others and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’”
DARBY Translation: Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided with the line; and thou shalt die in a land that is unclean; and Israel shall certainly go into captivity, out of his land.
KJV Translation: Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,SUMMER,SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES,VISION
Description: AMOS 8:1
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw a basket of summer fruit.
DARBY Translation: Thus did Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, a basket of summer-fruit.
KJV Translation: Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
Verse Intro: A Vision Leading to Prophecy of Judgment
Keywords: AMOS,SUMMER,SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES,VISION
Description: AMOS 8:2
NET Translation: He said, “What do you see, AMOS?” I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel! I will no longer overlook their sins.
DARBY Translation: And he said, AMOS, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer-fruit. And Jehovah said unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.
KJV Translation: And he said, AMOS, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
Keywords: WAR
Description: AMOS 8:3
NET Translation: The women singing in the temple will wail in that day.” The Sovereign Lord is speaking. “There will be many corpses littered everywhere! Be quiet!”
DARBY Translation: And the songs of the palaceD6296 shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth. Silence!
KJV Translation: And the songs of the temple shall be howlingsK6220in that day, saith the Lord GOD: [there shall be] many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast [them] forth with silenceK6221.
Keywords: OPPRESSION,POOR
Description: AMOS 8:4
NET Translation: Listen to this, you who trample the needy and do away with the destitute in the land.
DARBY Translation: Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poorD6297 of the land,
KJV Translation: Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Keywords: BALANCES,DISHONESTY,MEASURE,MONEY,MOON,NEW MOON,SABBATH,SHEKEL
Description: AMOS 8:5
NET Translation: You say, “When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We’re eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales!
DARBY Translation: saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances for deceit:
KJV Translation: Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forthK6223wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Keywords: POOR,SERVANT,SHOE,SILVER
Description: AMOS 8:6
NET Translation: We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy. We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!”
DARBY Translation: that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.
KJV Translation: That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; [yea], and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Keywords: GOD
Description: AMOS 8:7
NET Translation: The Lord confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: “I swear I will never forget all you have done!
DARBY Translation: Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.
KJV Translation: The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Keywords: EGYPT,NILE
Description: AMOS 8:8
NET Translation: Because of this the earth will quake, and all who live in it will mourn. The whole earth will rise like the Nile River, it will surge upward and then grow calm, like the Nile in Egypt.
DARBY Translation: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And it shall wholly rise up like the Nile; and it shall surge and sink down, as the river of Egypt.
KJV Translation: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.
Keywords: DARKNESS,ECLIPSE,SUN
Description: AMOS 8:9
NET Translation: In that day,” says the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun set at noon and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.
DARBY Translation: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the landD6298 in the clear day.
KJV Translation: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
Keywords: BALDNESS,MUSIC,WORLDLINESS
Description: AMOS 8:10
NET Translation: I will turn your festivals into funerals and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been a bitter day.
DARBY Translation: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.
KJV Translation: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Keywords: FAMINE,HUNGER,THIRST,WORD OF GOD
Description: AMOS 8:11
NET Translation: Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land—not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation.
DARBY Translation: Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.
KJV Translation: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
Keywords: SEEKERS
Description: AMOS 8:12
NET Translation: People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a message from the Lord, but they will not find any.
DARBY Translation: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.
KJV Translation: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find [it].
Description: AMOS 8:13
NET Translation: In that day your beautiful young women and your young men will faint from thirst.
DARBY Translation: In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;
KJV Translation: In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
Keywords: BEER-SHEBA,DAN,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: AMOS 8:14
NET Translation: These are the ones who now take oaths in the name of the sinful idol goddess of Samaria. They vow, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as your beloved one lives, O Beer Sheba!’ But they will fall down and not get up again.”
DARBY Translation: they that swear by the sinD6299 of Samaria, and say, [As] thy god, O Dan, liveth! and, [As] the way of Beer-sheba liveth! even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
KJV Translation: They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
Keywords: ASHDOD,PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,JUDGMENTS,PROPHETS,SIN,VISION,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: AMOS 9:1
NET Translation: I saw the Lord standing by the altar and he said, “Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.
DARBY Translation: I saw the Lord standing upon the altar; and he said, Smite the chapiter that the thresholds may shake; and break all of themD6300 in pieces, in the head; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not get away by flight, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
KJV Translation: I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintelK6225of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut themK6226in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Verse Intro: Israel to be Destroyed
Keywords: GOD,HELL,SUICIDE
Description: AMOS 9:2
NET Translation: Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.
DARBY Translation: Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;
KJV Translation: Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Keywords: CARMEL,SERPENT
Description: AMOS 9:3
NET Translation: Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them.
DARBY Translation: and though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them;
KJV Translation: And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
Description: AMOS 9:4
NET Translation: Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”
DARBY Translation: and though they go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
KJV Translation: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
Keywords: EGYPT,GOD
Description: AMOS 9:5
NET Translation: The Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies will do this. He touches the earth and it dissolves; all who live on it mourn. The whole earth rises like the Nile River, and then grows calm like the Nile in Egypt.
DARBY Translation: And the Lord Jehovah of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall wholly rise up like the Nile, and sink down as the river of Egypt.
KJV Translation: And the Lord GOD of hosts [is] he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.
Keywords: EVAPORATION,GOD,METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA
Description: AMOS 9:6
NET Translation: He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The Lord is his name.
DARBY Translation: It is he that buildeth his upper chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.
KJV Translation: [It is] he that buildeth his storiesK6227in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name.
Keywords: CAPHTORIM,KIR,PHILISTINES
Description: AMOS 9:7
NET Translation: “You Israelites are just like the Ethiopians in my sight,” says the Lord. “Certainly I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir.
DARBY Translation: Are ye not as children of the EthiopiansD6301 unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from CaphtorD6302, and the Syrians from Kir?
KJV Translation: [Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Keywords: EYE,GOVERNMENT,SIN
Description: AMOS 9:8
NET Translation: Look, the Sovereign Lord is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob,” says the Lord.
DARBY Translation: Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth: only that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
Keywords: GOD,PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,NATION,SIEVE
Description: AMOS 9:9
NET Translation: “For look, I am giving a command and I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations. It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground.
DARBY Translation: For behold, I command, and I will shake the house of Israel to and fro among all the nations, like as one shaketh [corn] in a sieve; yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
KJV Translation: For, lo, I will command, and I will siftK6229the house of Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grainK6230fall upon the earth.
Keywords: BLINDNESS,CONFIDENCE,DEATH,SECURITY,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: AMOS 9:10
NET Translation: All the sinners among my people will die by the sword—the ones who say, ‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’
DARBY Translation: All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.
KJV Translation: All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
Keywords: CHURCH,GENTILES,JESUS THE CHRIST,PROPHECY,QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS
Description: AMOS 9:11
NET Translation: “In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.
DARBY Translation: In that day will I raise up the tabernacleD6303 of David which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
KJV Translation: In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breachesK6231thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
Verse Intro: David's Dynasty to be Restored
Keywords: CHURCH,EDOMITES,GENTILES,JESUS THE CHRIST,PROPHECY,QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS
Description: AMOS 9:12
NET Translation: As a result they will conquer those left in Edom and all the nations subject to my rule.” The Lord, who is about to do this, is speaking.
DARBY Translation: that they may possess the remnant of EdomD6304, and all the nations upon whom my name is called, saith Jehovah who doeth this.
KJV Translation: That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my nameK6232, saith the LORD that doeth this.
Keywords: GOD
Description: AMOS 9:13
NET Translation: “Be sure of this, the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when the plowman will catch up to the reaper, and the one who stomps the grapes will overtake the planter. Juice will run down the slopes; it will flow down all the hillsides.
DARBY Translation: Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop new wine, and all the hills shall melt.
KJV Translation: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sowethK6233seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wineK6234, and all the hills shall melt.
Description: AMOS 9:14
NET Translation: I will bring back my people, Israel; they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble and settle down. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; they will grow orchards and eat the fruit they produce.
DARBY Translation: And I will turnD6305 again the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; and they shall make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
KJV Translation: And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Description: AMOS 9:15
NET Translation: I will plant them on their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.
DARBY Translation: And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God.
KJV Translation: And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
Keywords: WORD OF GOD
Description: Micah 2:6
NET Translation: “Don’t preach with such impassioned rhetoric,” they say excitedly. “These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.”
DARBY Translation: ProphesyAMOS 7.16." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D6349 ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to theseD6350, the ignominy will not depart.
KJV Translation: Prophesy ye notK6291, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.
Keywords: ESLI,MATTATHIAS,NAGGE,NAUM
Description: Luke 3:25
NET Translation: the son of Mattathias, the son of AMOS, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
DARBY Translation: of Mattathias, of AMOS, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,
KJV Translation: Which was [the son] of Mattathias, which was [the son] of AMOS, which was [the son] of Naum, which was [the son] of Esli, which was [the son] of Nagge,
Keywords: IDOLATRY,QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS,STARS
Description: Acts 7:42
NET Translation: But God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘It was not to me that you offered slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, house of Israel?
DARBY Translation: But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in [the] book of the prophetsAMOS 5.25-27." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D7776, Have ye offered me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
KJV Translation: Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices [by the space of] forty years in the wilderness?
Description: Acts 15:15
NET Translation: The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,
DARBY Translation: And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is writtenAMOS 9.11." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D7844:
KJV Translation: And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Keywords: CHIOS,MILETUS,MITYLENE,SAMOS,TROGYLLIUM
Description: Acts 20:15
NET Translation: We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached SAMOS, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.
DARBY Translation: and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at SAMOS; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus:
KJV Translation: And we sailed thence, and came the next [day] over against Chios; and the next [day] we arrived at SAMOS, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next [day] we came to Miletus.
Keywords: BOASTING,PRIDE,STRIFE
Description: 1 Corinthians 4:6
NET Translation: I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn “not to go beyond what is written,” so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.
DARBY Translation: Now these things, brethren, I have transferred, in their applicationAMOS says, 'The lion has roared,' speaking of God's threatening ways with Israel, as if he were his prey. in thought it is to be transferred to Israel. So here Paul is really speaking of those who came with great pretensions amongst the Corinthians, and he transferred it to himself and Apollos, that he might establish the principle universally, without naming these persons. By saying he 'transferred' it, the application was easy. but one can hardly say that is a figure." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D8249, to myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye may learn in us the [lesson of] not [letting your thoughts go] above what is written, that ye may not be puffed up one for [such a] one against another.
KJV Translation: And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
Keywords: ALPHA,ASIA,EPHESUS,I AM THAT I AM,INSPIRATION,JESUS THE CHRIST,LAODICEA,OMEGA,PERGAMOS,PHILADELPHIA,SARDIS,SMYRNA,THYATIRA,WORD OF GOD
Description: Revelation 1:11
NET Translation: saying: “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches—to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
DARBY Translation: saying, What thou seest writeD9449 in a book, and sendD9450 to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to PergAMOS, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
KJV Translation: Saying, “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send” [it] “unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto PergAMOS, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.”
Keywords: ANGEL OF THE CHURCHES,CHURCH,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,PERGAMOS,SWORD
Description: Revelation 2:12
NET Translation: “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has the sharp double-edged sword:
DARBY Translation: And to the angel of the assembly in PergAMOS write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword:
KJV Translation: “And to the angel of the church in PergAMOS write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;”
Verse Intro: The Church in Pergamum