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Amos 5:8
New King James Version
Amos 5:8
New King James Version
8 He made the (A)Pleiades and Orion;
He turns the shadow of death into morning
(B)And makes the day dark as night;
He (C)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
(D)The Lord is His name.
Amos 5:8
Amplified Bible
Amos 5:8
Amplified Bible
8
He who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion,
Who turns deep darkness into the morning
And darkens the day into night,
Who calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The Lord is His name.
Amos 5:8
New International Version
Amos 5:8
New International Version
Amos 5:8
New Living Translation
Amos 5:8
New Living Translation
8 It is the Lord who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
Amos 5:8-9
New King James Version
Amos 5:8-9
New King James Version
8 He made the (A)Pleiades and Orion;
He turns the shadow of death into morning
(B)And makes the day dark as night;
He (C)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
(D)The Lord is His name.
9 He [a]rains ruin upon the strong,
So that fury comes upon the fortress.
Footnotes
- Amos 5:9 Or flashes forth destruction
Amos 5:8-9
Amplified Bible
Amos 5:8-9
Amplified Bible
8
He who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion,
Who turns deep darkness into the morning
And darkens the day into night,
Who calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The Lord is His name.
9
It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong
So that destruction comes on the fortress.
Amos 5:8-9
New International Version
Amos 5:8-9
New International Version
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion,(A)
who turns midnight into dawn(B)
and darkens day into night,(C)
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name.(D)
9 With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
and brings the fortified city to ruin.(E)
Amos 5:8-9
New Living Translation
Amos 5:8-9
New Living Translation
8 It is the Lord who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
9 With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong,
crushing all their defenses.
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New Living Translation (NLT)
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