You put off the day of disaster
    and bring near a reign of terror.(A)

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Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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Woe to you who (A)put far off the day of (B)doom,
(C)Who cause (D)the seat of violence to come near;

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10 All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,(A)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’(B)

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10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

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10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,
(A)Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’

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12 “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine!(A)
    Let us drink our fill of beer!
And tomorrow will be like today,
    or even far better.”(B)

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12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

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12 “Come,” one says, “I will bring wine,
And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating (A)drink;
(B)Tomorrow will be (C)as today,
And much more abundant.”

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27 “Son of man, the Israelites are saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.’(A)

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27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

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27 (A)“Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is (B)for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

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They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised?(A) Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”(B)

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And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of (A)creation.”

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While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(A) destruction will come on them suddenly,(B) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(C)

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For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (A)sudden destruction comes upon them, (B)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

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48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

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48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

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48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master (A)is delaying [a]his coming,’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming

10 “They do not know how to do right,(A)” declares the Lord,
    “who store up in their fortresses(B)
    what they have plundered(C) and looted.”

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10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

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10 For they (A)do not know to do right,’
Says the Lord,
‘Who store up violence and [a]robbery in their palaces.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:10 Or devastation

22 “Son of man, what is this proverb(A) you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?(B)

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22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, (A)‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?

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