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Amos 5:25-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
Amos 5:25-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel?
26 You lifted up images of Sakkuth, your king,
and of Kiyyun, your star god, which you made for yourselves.[a]
27 So I will exile you beyond Damascus,
says the Lord, whose name is the God of Armies.
Footnotes
- Amos 5:26 The form and meaning of several of the terms and names referring to gods in verse 26 are uncertain. The terms seem to refer to astral deities, most likely including Saturn.
Amos 5:25-27
New International Version
Amos 5:25-27
New International Version
25 “Did you bring me sacrifices(A) and offerings
forty years(B) in the wilderness, people of Israel?
26 You have lifted up the shrine of your king,
the pedestal of your idols,(C)
the star of your god[a]—
which you made for yourselves.
27 Therefore I will send you into exile(D) beyond Damascus,”
says the Lord, whose name is God Almighty.(E)
Footnotes
- Amos 5:26 Or lifted up Sakkuth your king / and Kaiwan your idols, / your star-gods; Septuagint lifted up the shrine of Molek / and the star of your god Rephan, / their idols
Amos 5:25-27
King James Version
Amos 5:25-27
King James Version
25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.
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Amos 5:25-27
New King James Version
Amos 5:25-27
New King James Version
25 “Did(A) you offer Me sacrifices and offerings
In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 You also carried [a]Sikkuth[b] (B)your king
And Chiun, your idols,
The star of your gods,
Which you made for yourselves.
27 Therefore I will send you into captivity (C)beyond Damascus,”
Says the Lord, (D)whose name is the God of hosts.
Amos 5:25-27
English Standard Version
Amos 5:25-27
English Standard Version
25 (A)“Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 26 (B)You (C)shall take up Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god—your images that you made for yourselves, 27 (D)and I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is (E)the God of hosts.
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