Amos 8:7-14
Amplified Bible
7
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob,
“Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.
8
“Because of this [coming judgment] will the land not quake
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
Indeed, all of it shall rise up like the Nile,
And it will be tossed around [from the impact of judgment]
And [afterward] subside again like the Nile of Egypt.
9
“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord God,
“That I shall cause the sun to go down at noon,
And I shall darken the earth in broad daylight.(A)
10
“And I shall turn your festivals and feasts into mourning
And all your songs into dirges (funeral poems to be sung);
And I shall cause sackcloth to be put on everyone’s [a]loins
And baldness on every head [shaved for mourning].
And I shall make that time like a time of mourning for an only son [who has died],
And the end of it shall be like a bitter day.
11
“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“When I will send hunger over the land,
Not hunger for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather [a hunger] for hearing the words of the Lord.
12
“People shall stagger from sea to sea [to the very ends of the earth]
And from the north even to the east;
They will roam here and there to seek the word of the Lord [longing for it as essential for life],
But they will not find it.
13
“In that day the beautiful virgins
And [even the vigorous] young men shall faint from thirst.
14
“Those who swear [their oaths] by the sin (guilt) of Samaria or Ashimah (a pagan goddess),
Who 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 not rise again.”
Notas al pie
- Amos 8:10 The midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the thighs.
Amos 8:7-14
New American Standard Bible
7 The Lord has (A)sworn by the (B)pride of Jacob,
“Indeed, I will (C)never forget any of their deeds.
8 Because of this will the land not (D)quake,
And everyone who lives in it (E)mourn?
Indeed, all of it will (F)rise up like the Nile,
And it will be tossed about
And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
9 And it will come about on that day,” declares the Lord God,
“That I will make the (G)sun go down at noon,
And (H)make the earth dark in [a]broad daylight.
10 Then I will (I)turn your festivals into mourning,
And all your songs into songs of mourning;
And I will put (J)sackcloth around everyone’s waist,
And [b]baldness on every head.
And I will make it (K)like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
11 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
But rather (L)for hearing the words of the Lord.
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will roam about to (M)seek the word of the Lord,
But they will not find it.
13 On that day the beautiful (N)virgins
And the young men will (O)faint from thirst.
14 As for those who swear by the [c](P)guilt of Samaria,
And say, ‘As your god lives, (Q)Dan,’
And, ‘As the way of (R)Beersheba lives,’
They will fall and (S)not rise again.”
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