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Amos 8
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Amos 8
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
8 Thus the Lord God showed to me, and behold, a basket of [ripe and therefore soon to perish] summer fruit.
2 And He said, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord to me, The end has come upon My people Israel; I will not pass by and spare them any more.
3 And the songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day, says the Lord God. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth in silence.
4 Hear this, O you who would swallow up and trample down the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail and come to an end,
5 Saying, When will the New Moon festival be past that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath that we may offer wheat for sale, making the ephah [measure] small and the shekel [measure] great and falsifying the scales by deceit,
6 That we may buy [into slavery] the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals; yes, and sell the refuse of the wheat [as if it were good grade]?
7 The Lord has sworn by [Himself Who is] the Glory and Pride of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their [rebellious] deeds.
8 Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it shall rise like the river [Nile], all of it, and it shall be tossed about and sink back again to normal level, as does the Nile of Egypt.
9 And in that day, says the Lord God, I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the broad daylight.(A)
10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation, and I will cause sackcloth to be put upon all loins and baldness [for mourning] shall come on every head; and I will make that time as the mourning for an only son, and the end of it as a bitter day.
11 Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but [a famine] for hearing the words of the Lord.
12 And [the people] 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 [inquiring for and requiring it as one requires food], but shall not find it.
13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
14 Those who swear by Ashimah or the sin of Samaria and say, By the life of your god [the golden calf], O Dan! and [swear], By the life of the way of [idolatrous] Beersheba, they shall fall and rise no more.
Amós 8
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Amós 8
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Los inevitables juicios de Dios
8 Esto me mostró el Señor Dios: Miré una canasta de fruta de verano, 2 y Él me preguntó: «¿Qué ves, Amós?». «Una canasta de fruta(A) de verano», respondí. Entonces el Señor me dijo: «Ha llegado el fin(B) para Mi pueblo Israel. Ya no volveré a dejarlos sin castigo(C). 3 Los cantos(D) del palacio se convertirán en gemido(E) en aquel día», declara el Señor Dios. «Muchos serán los cadáveres; en todo lugar los echarán fuera en silencio(F)».
4 Oigan esto, los que pisotean a los menesterosos, y quieren exterminar a los pobres de la tierra(G), 5 diciendo:
«¿Cuándo pasará la luna nueva(H)
Para vender el grano,
Y el día de reposo(I) para abrir el mercado de trigo,
Achicar el efa (una medida de 22 litros), aumentar el siclo (moneda hebrea, 11.4 gramos de plata)
Y engañar con balanzas falsas(J);
6 Para comprar por dinero a los desvalidos
Y a los pobres por un par de sandalias(K),
Y vender los desechos del trigo?».
7 ¶El Señor ha jurado(L) por el orgullo de Jacob(M):
«Ciertamente, nunca me olvidaré de ninguna de sus obras(N).
8 -»¿No temblará por esto la tierra(O),
Y hará duelo todo aquel que habita en ella(P)?
Subirá toda ella como el Nilo(Q),
Se agitará
Y disminuirá como el Nilo de Egipto.
9 -»Y sucederá que en aquel día», declara el Señor Dios,
«Yo haré que el sol se ponga al mediodía
Y que la tierra en pleno día se oscurezca(R).
10 -»Entonces cambiaré sus fiestas en llanto(S)
Y todos sus cantos en lamento.
Pondré cilicio sobre todo lomo
Y calvicie sobre toda cabeza(T).
Haré que sea como duelo por hijo único,
Y su fin, como día de amargura(U).
11 ¶»Vienen días», declara el Señor Dios,
«En que enviaré hambre sobre la tierra,
No hambre de pan, ni sed de agua,
Sino de oír las palabras del Señor(V).
12 -»La gente vagará de mar a mar,
Y del norte hasta el oriente;
Andarán de aquí para allá en busca de la palabra del Señor,
Pero no la encontrarán(W).
13 -»En aquel día las vírgenes hermosas
Y los jóvenes(X) desfallecerán de sed(Y).
14 -»Los que juran por el pecado de Samaria(Z),
Y dicen: “Viva tu dios, oh Dan(AA)”,
Y “Viva el camino de Beerseba(AB)”,
Caerán y nunca más se levantarán(AC)».
Amos 8
New International Version
Amos 8
New International Version
A Basket of Ripe Fruit
8 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me:(A) a basket of ripe fruit. 2 “What do you see,(B) Amos?(C)” he asked.
“A basket(D) of ripe fruit,” I answered.
Then the Lord said to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.(E)
3 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing.[a](F) Many, many bodies—flung everywhere! Silence!(G)”
5 saying,
“When will the New Moon(J) be over
that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
that we may market(K) wheat?”(L)—
skimping on the measure,
boosting the price
and cheating(M) with dishonest scales,(N)
6 buying the poor(O) with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.(P)
7 The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob:(Q) “I will never forget(R) anything they have done.(S)
8 “Will not the land tremble(T) 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.(U)
9 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(V)
10 I will turn your religious festivals(W) into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.(X)
I will make all of you wear sackcloth(Y)
and shave(Z) your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son(AA)
and the end of it like a bitter day.(AB)
11 “The days are coming,”(AC) 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(AD) of hearing the words of the Lord.(AE)
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.(AF)
13 “In that day
Amos 8
New King James Version
Amos 8
New King James Version
Vision of the Summer Fruit
8 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And He said, “Amos, what do you see?”
So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”
Then the Lord said to me:
(A)“The end has come upon My people Israel;
(B)I will not pass by them anymore.
3 And (C)the songs of the temple
Shall be wailing in that day,”
Says the Lord God—
“Many dead bodies everywhere,
(D)They shall be thrown out in silence.”
4 Hear this, you who [a]swallow up the needy,
And make the poor of the land fail,
5 Saying:
“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may sell grain?
And (E)the Sabbath,
That we may [b]trade wheat?
(F)Making the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by (G)deceit,
6 That we may buy the poor for (H)silver,
And the needy for a pair of sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”
7 The Lord has sworn by (I)the pride of Jacob:
“Surely (J)I will never forget any of their works.
8 (K)Shall the land not tremble for this,
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like [c]the River,
Heave and subside
(L)Like the River of Egypt.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(M)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [d]broad daylight;
10 I will turn your feasts into (N)mourning,
(O)And all your songs into lamentation;
(P)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 (Q)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 (R)not find it.
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