Moses said {to the people}, “The Lord says, ‘At midnight tonight, I will go through Egypt,
Amos 5:17 - Easy To Read Version People will be crying in the fields of grapes.\par Why? Because I will pass through\par \{and punish\} you.”\par The Lord said those things.\par 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. |
Moses said {to the people}, “The Lord says, ‘At midnight tonight, I will go through Egypt,
“Tonight I will go through Egypt and kill every firstborn [65] man and animal in Egypt. In this way, I will judge all the gods of Egypt. I {will show that I} am the Lord.
At the time the Lord goes through Egypt to kill the firstborn, the Lord will see the blood on the sides and tops of the door frames. Then the Lord will protect [72] that house. The Lord will not let the Destroyer come into your houses and hurt you.
There will be no joy and singing in Carmel. {\cf2\super [171]} \par I will end the happiness at harvest time.\par The grapes are ready to become wine.\par But they will all be wasted.\par
Joy and happiness are gone\par from the large vineyards {\cf2\super [386]} of Moab.\par I stopped the flow of wine\par from the winepresses. {\cf2\super [387]} \par There is no singing and dancing\par from people walking on the grapes\par to make wine.\par There are no shouts of joy.\par
“Then you will know\par that I am the Lord your God,\par I live on Zion, {\cf2\super [34]} my holy mountain.\par Jerusalem will become holy.\par Strangers will never pass through\par that city again.”\par
The Lord said these things \{to Judah\}:\par “The people of Assyria are at full strength.\par They have many soldiers.\par But they will all be cut down.\par They will all be finished.\par My people, I made you suffer.\par But I will make you suffer no more.\par
Judah, look!\par Look there, coming over the mountains.\par Here comes a messenger\par bringing good news!\par He says there is peace!\par Judah, celebrate your special holidays.\par Judah, do the things you promised.\par Those worthless people\par will not come through\par and attack you again!\par Why? Because all those bad people\par have been destroyed!\par
I will not let enemy armies pass through it. I will not let them hurt my people any more. With my own eyes I saw how much my people suffered \{in the past\}.”