He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Amos 2:3 - King James Version - American Edition and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof 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. 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. |
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.