Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Amos 3:15 - King James 2000 And I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says the LORD. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I will smite the winter house with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish and the many and great houses shall come to an end, says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible I will tear down the winter house as well as the summer house; the houses of ivory will perish; the great houses will be swept away, says the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and many buildings will be torn apart, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will strike the winter house with the summer house: and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith the Lord. |
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
All your garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made you glad.
In my hearing said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even all around the land; and he shall bring down your strength from you, and your palaces shall be plundered.
Since therefore you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.
For, behold, the LORD commands, and he will strike the great house into pieces, and the little house into bits.
If Edom says, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus says the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD has indignation forever.
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer chamber, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto you. And he arose out of his seat.