Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Amos 6:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? that ye have turned judgement into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do horses run upon rocks? Do men plow the ocean with oxen? But you have turned justice into [the poison of] gall and the fruit of righteousness into [the bitterness of] wormwood– American Standard Version (1901) Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood; Common English Bible Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness— Catholic Public Domain Version For behold, the Lord has commanded, and he will strike the greater house with catastrophes, and the lesser house with divisions. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts. |
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
O LORD, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgement springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Ye who turn judgement to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth;
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.