Amos 9:10 - Easy To Read Version10 You will be covered with shame,\par and you will be destroyed forever.\par Why? Because you were very cruel\par to your brother Jacob. {\cf2\super [8]} \par Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176910 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake or meet [and assail] us. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, those who say, “Evil won’t overtake or meet us.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword. They say, "Disaster will not come near us, and it will not overcome us." Ver Capítulo |
Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”
Some of the people hate\par the real messages from the Lord.\par So those prophets give a different message\par to those people.\par They say,\par ‘You will have peace.’\par Some of the people are very stubborn.\par They do only the things they want to do.\par So those prophets say,\par ‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’\par
The prophets were my servants. I used them to tell your ancestors about my laws and teachings. And your ancestors finally learned their lesson. They said, ‘The Lord All-Powerful did the things he said he would do. He punished us for the way we lived and for all the bad things we did.’ So they came back to God.”
Because Shemaiah has done that, this is what the Lord says: I will soon punish Shemaiah, the man from the Nehelam family. I will completely destroy his family. And he will not share in the good things I will do for my people.’” This message is from the Lord. “‘I will punish Shemaiah because he has taught the people to turn against the Lord.’”
The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par