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Amos 4:1-3
Lexham English Bible

Social and Spiritual Corruption

4 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, “Bring something so that we may drink!” 2 My Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that, “Behold, the days are coming upon you when they[a] will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishing hooks. 3 And you shall leave through breaches in the wall, each one in front of her. You will be dragged off toward Harmon,”[b] declares[c] Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:2 Literally “and he”
  2. Amos 4:3 The meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain
  3. Amos 4:3 Literally “a declaration of”
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Amos 4:1-3
New Living Translation

Israel’s Failure to Learn

4 Listen to me, you fat cows[a]
    living in Samaria,
you women who oppress the poor
    and crush the needy,
and who are always calling to your husbands,
    “Bring us another drink!”
2 The Sovereign Lord has sworn this by his holiness:
“The time will come when you will be led away
    with hooks in your noses.
Every last one of you will be dragged away
    like a fish on a hook!
3 You will be led out through the ruins of the wall;
    you will be thrown from your fortresses,[b]”
    says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:1 Hebrew you cows of Bashan.
  2. 4:3 Or thrown out toward Harmon, possibly a reference to Mount Hermon.
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