So Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
Amos 5:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass among you. The Lord has spoken. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And in all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through the midst of you, says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible In all the vineyards there will be bitter crying because I will pass through your midst, says the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And in all the vineyards there will be wailing. For I will cross through your midst, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And in all vineyards there shall be wailing: because I will pass through in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. |
So Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
‘I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both people and animals. I am the Lord; I will execute judgements against all the gods of Egypt.
When the Lord passes through to strike Egypt and sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, he will pass over the door and not let the destroyer enter your houses to strike you.
Joy and rejoicing have been removed from the orchard; no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards. No one tramples grapes in the winepresses. I have put an end to the shouting.
Gladness and celebration are taken from the fertile field and from the land of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the winepresses; no one will tread with shouts of joy. The shouting is not a shout of joy.
Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and foreigners will never overrun it again.
This is what the Lord says: Though they are strong and numerous, they will still be mowed down, and he will pass away. Though I have punished you, , I will punish you no longer.
Look to the mountains – the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace. Celebrate your festivals, Judah; fulfil your vows. For the wicked one will never again march through you; he will be entirely wiped out.
I will camp at my house as a guard, against those who march back and forth, and no oppressor will march against them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.