He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.
Amos 2:3 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all his princes with him, saith the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I will cut off the ruler from its midst and will slay all its princes with him, says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible I will remove their judge from them and slay all their officials with him, says the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will destroy the judge in their midst, and I will execute all his leaders with him, says the Lord. English Standard Version 2016 I will cut off the ruler from its midst, and will kill all its princes with him,” says the Lord. |
He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.
I cried to thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth.
He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity.
For because thou hast trusted in thy bulwarks and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go into captivity, his priests, and his princes together.
Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sine: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate.
You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land,
For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts.
I shall see him: but not now. I shall behold him, but not near. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth.