Amos 7:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ The Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And the Lord said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A plumb line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I am setting a plumb line as a standard in the midst of My people Israel. I will not pass by and spare them any more [the door of mercy is shut].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;

Common English Bible

⁸ The LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” “A plumb line,” I said. Then the LORD said, “See, I am setting a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will never again forgive them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And the Lord said to me, "What do you see, Amos?" And I said, "A mason's trowel." And the Lord said, "Behold, I will place the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will no longer plaster over them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And the Lord said to me: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A mason's trowel. And the Lord said: Behold, I will lay down the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will plaster them over no more.

Amos 7:8 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 21:13

I will stretch the measuring line of Samaria [262] and the plumb bob [263] of Ahab’s family over Jerusalem. A man wipes a dish, and then he turns it upside down. I will do that to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 28:17

“\{People use\} a measuring line with a weight \{to show a wall is straight. In the same way\}, I will use justice and goodness \{to show what is right\}.

Isaiah 34:11

Birds and small animals will own that land. Owls and ravens will live there. That land will be called “Empty Desert.” {\cf2\super [321]}

Jeremiah 15:6

Jerusalem, you left me.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “Again and again you left me!\par So I will punish and destroy you.\par I am tired of holding back your punishment.\par

Lamentations 2:8

The Lord planned to destroy\par the wall of the Daughter of Zion. {\cf2\super [15]} \par He marked the wall with a measuring line\par \{to show where the wall\par should be torn down\}.\par He didn’t stop himself from destroying.\par So he made all the walls\par cry out in sadness.\par Together they wasted away.\par

Hosea 1:6

Then Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. \{The Lord\} said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah. {\cf2\super [5]} Why? Because I will not show mercy to the nation {\cf2\super [6]} of Israel any more. I will not forgive them.

Amos 7:7

The Lord showed me this: The Lord stood by a wall with a plumbline {\cf2\super [88]} in his hand. (The wall had been marked with a plumbline.)

Amos 8:2

The Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”

Micah 7:18

There is no God like you.\par You take away people’s guilt.\par

Zechariah 4:10

People will not be ashamed of the small beginnings, and they will be very happy when they see Zerubbabel with the plumbline, {\cf2\super [7]} measuring and checking the finished building. Now, the seven sides {\cf2\super [8]} of the stone you saw represent the eyes of the Lord looking in every direction. They see everything on earth.”

Zechariah 4:2

Then the angel asked me, “What do you see?”

Zechariah 5:2

The angel asked me, “What do you see?”