Amos 4:9
Common English Bible
9 I struck you with disease and mildew.
I destroyed your gardens and your vineyards.
The locust devoured your fig trees and your olive trees;
yet you didn’t return to me,
says the Lord.
Amos 4:9
Contemporary English Version
9 I dried up your grain fields;
your gardens and vineyards
turned brown.
Locusts[a] ate your fig trees
and olive orchards,
but even then you rejected me.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Footnotes
- 4.9 Locusts: A type of grasshopper that comes in swarms and causes great damage to plant life.
Amos 4:9
Living Bible
9 “I sent blight and mildew on your farms and your vineyards; the locusts ate your figs and olive trees. And still you wouldn’t return to me,” says the Lord.
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Amos 4:9
Easy-to-Read Version
9 “I made your crops die from heat and disease. I destroyed your gardens and your vineyards. Locusts ate your fig trees and olive trees. But you still didn’t come to me for help.” This is what the Lord said.
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Amos 4:9
New Living Translation
9 “I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew.
Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees.
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
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