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Amos 8:9-11
New International Version
Amos 8:9-11
New International Version
9 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(A)
10 I will turn your religious festivals(B) into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.(C)
I will make all of you wear sackcloth(D)
and shave(E) your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son(F)
and the end of it like a bitter day.(G)
Amos 8:9-11
King James Version
Amos 8:9-11
King James Version
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
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Amos 8:9-11
New King James Version
Amos 8:9-11
New King James Version
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(A)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [a]broad daylight;
10 I will turn your feasts into (B)mourning,
(C)And all your songs into lamentation;
(D)I will bring sackcloth on every waist,
And baldness on every head;
I will make it like mourning for an only son,
And its end like a bitter day.
11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But (E)of hearing the words of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Amos 8:9 Lit. a day of light
Amos 8:9-11
English Standard Version
Amos 8:9-11
English Standard Version
9 “And on that day,” declares the Lord God,
(A)“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.
10 (B)I will turn your feasts into mourning
and all your songs into lamentation;
(C)I will bring sackcloth on every waist
(D)and baldness on every head;
(E)I will make it like the mourning for an only son
and the end of it like a bitter day.
11 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“when (F)I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
(G)but of hearing the words of the Lord.
Amos 8:9-11
New American Standard Bible
Amos 8:9-11
New American Standard Bible
9 And it will come about on that day,” declares the Lord God,
“That I will make the (A)sun go down at noon,
And (B)make the earth dark in [a]broad daylight.
10 Then I will (C)turn your festivals into mourning,
And all your songs into songs of mourning;
And I will put (D)sackcloth around everyone’s waist,
And [b]baldness on every head.
And I will make it (E)like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
11 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
But rather (F)for hearing the words of the Lord.
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