Amos 8:7-14
New International Version
7 The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob:(A) “I will never forget(B) anything they have done.(C)
8 “Will not the land tremble(D) for this,
and all who live in it mourn?
The whole land will rise like the Nile;
it will be stirred up and then sink
like the river of Egypt.(E)
9 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(F)
10 I will turn your religious festivals(G) into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.(H)
I will make all of you wear sackcloth(I)
and shave(J) your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son(K)
and the end of it like a bitter day.(L)
11 “The days are coming,”(M) declares the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine through the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but a famine(N) of hearing the words of the Lord.(O)
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.(P)
13 “In that day
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Amos 8:7-14
International Standard Version
7 “The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:
I will never forget anything they have done.
8 Surely the land will tremble because of this, won’t it?
And all who live in it will mourn, won’t they?
The entire land will swell up like a flooded[a] river.
It will be stirred up and then will sink
like the river of Egypt.
9 It will come about at that time,” declares the Lord God,
“I will cause the sun to set at noon
and the earth to darken in the daylight.
10 I will turn your festivals into mourning,
and all of your songs to dirges.
I will cause all of you to put on sackcloth
and to shave all of your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son,
and its conclusion will be like the end of[b] a bitter day.”
A Famine of the Word of God
11 “Look! The days are coming,”
declares the Lord God,
“when I will send a famine throughout the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water—
but rather a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 People[c] will stagger from sea to sea,
from north to east.
They will run back and forth,
searching for a message from the Lord,
but they won’t find it.
13 At that time,
the beautiful virgins will faint,
as will the strong young men—from thirst.
14 Those who have been swearing oaths by the sin of Samaria,
or who say, ‘As your god lives, Dan…’
or who say, ‘As the way of Beer-sheba lives…’—
will fall, and will never rise again.”
Amos 8:7-14
King James Version
7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
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:
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
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Amos 8:7-14
New King James Version
7 The Lord has sworn by (A)the pride of Jacob:
“Surely (B)I will never forget any of their works.
8 (C)Shall the land not tremble for this,
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like [a]the River,
Heave and subside
(D)Like the River of Egypt.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(E)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [b]broad daylight;
10 I will turn your feasts into (F)mourning,
(G)And all your songs into lamentation;
(H)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 (I)of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall (J)not find it.
13 “In that day the fair virgins
And strong young men
Shall faint from thirst.
14 Those who (K)swear by (L)the [c]sin of Samaria,
Who say,
‘As your god lives, O Dan!’
And, ‘As the way of (M)Beersheba lives!’
They shall fall and never rise again.”
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