Amos 3:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Listen and testify against the house of Jacob – this is the declaration of the Lord God, the God of Armies. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hear and bear witness in the house of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of hosts, American Standard Version (1901) Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts. Common English Bible Hear this and speak against the house of Jacob, says the LORD God, the God of heavenly forces: Catholic Public Domain Version Listen and give testimony in the house of Jacob, says the Lord God of hosts: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts: |
Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, ‘Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.’
They rejected his statutes and his covenant he had made with their ancestors and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.
Nevertheless, he sent them prophets to bring them back to the Lord; they admonished them, but the people would not listen.
Therefore the Lord God of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: ‘Ah, I will get even with my foes; I will take revenge against my enemies.
Speak my words to them whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.’ The Lord, the God of Armies, is his name. He has spoken.
With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, ‘Be saved from this corrupt generation! ’
I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts.
If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods to serve them and bow in worship to them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish.
This means one must not transgress against and take advantage of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offences, as we also previously told and warned you.
‘The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! , He knows, and may Israel also know. Do not spare us today, if it was in rebellion or treachery against the Lord