Then a breach was made in the city; the king with all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, though the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.
Amos 4:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And you shall go out through the breaches, every one straight before her; and you shall be cast forth into Harmon,” says the Lord. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall go out through the breaches [made in the city's wall], every [woman] straight before her, and you shall be cast forth into Harmon [an unknown place of exile], says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible You will go out through the broken wall, each one after another; and you will be flung out into Harmon, says the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And you will go out through the breaches, one over another, and you will be cast out into Harmon, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord. |
Then a breach was made in the city; the king with all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, though the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.
So they went after them as far as the Jordan; and lo, all the way was littered with garments and equipment which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
In that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
For in that day every one shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.
Then a breach was made in the city; and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, while the Chaldeans were round about the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.
And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; he shall dig through the wall and go out through it; he shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.
Therefore they shall now be the first of those to go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves shall pass away.”
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the Lord. In the fire of his jealous wrath, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full, yea, sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?
Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings.