But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.”
Amos 5:13 - Revised Standard Version Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore he who is prudent will keep silence in such a time, for it is an evil time. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time. Common English Bible Therefore, the one who is wise will keep silent in that time; it is an evil time. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the prudent will be silent at that time, for it is an evil time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore the prudent shall keep silence at that time, for it is an evil time. |
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.”
And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more?
Yea, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
For man does not know his time. Like fish which are taken in an evil net, and like birds which are caught in a snare, so the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.
But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.”
They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
Yet let no one contend, and let none accuse, for with you is my contention, O priest.
And when a man's kinsman, he who burns him, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still any one with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Hush! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
Therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, against this family I am devising evil, from which you cannot remove your necks; and you shall not walk haughtily, for it will be an evil time.
I hear, and my body trembles, my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones, my steps totter beneath me. I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.
Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of stress.