AMOS 5:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὁ ποιῶν εἰς ὕψος κρίμα, καὶ δικαιοσύνην εἰς γῆν ἔθηκεν·
(Ho poiōn eis hupsos krima, kai dikaiosunaʸn eis gaʸn ethaʸken; )

BrTr It is he that executes judgment in the height above, and he has established justice on the earth:

ULT Those people turn justice into a bitter thing
⇔ and throw righteousness down to the ground!”

UST You people distort what is right; you make others think that it is something very bitter;
⇔ you treat good things as though they were evil.

BSB ⇔ There are those who turn justice into wormwood
⇔ and cast righteousness to the ground.

OEB ⇔ You who turn judgment to bitter wormwood,
⇔ and cast righteousness into the dirt:

WEBBE You who turn justice to wormwood,
⇔ and cast down righteousness to the earth!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Israelites turn justice into bitterness;
⇔ they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

LSV You who are turning judgment to wormwood,
And have put down righteousness to the earth!”

FBV You twist justice and make it bitter,[fn] you throw integrity to the ground.

5:7 Literally, “wormwood,” a plant with a very bitter taste.

T4T You people distort what is fair/right and cause people to think that it is something that is very bitter;
⇔ you treat good things as though they are evil.

LEB Ah, you who turn justice into wormwood and hurl righteousness to the ground!

BBE You who make the work of judging a bitter thing, crushing down righteousness to the earth;

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JPS Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground;

ASV Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

DRA You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land,

YLT Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

Drby Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

RV Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth;

Wbstr Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness on the earth,

KJB-1769 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
(Ye/You_all who turn judgement to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, )

KJB-1611 Ye who turne iudgment to wormwood, and leaue off righteousnesse in the earth:
(Ye/You_all who turn judgement to wormwood, and leave off righteousnesse in the earth:)

Bshps They turne iudgement to wormewood, and forsake righteousnesse in the earth.
(They turn judgement to wormewood, and forsake righteousnesse in the earth.)

Gnva They turne iudgement to wormewood, and leaue off righteousnes in the earth.
(They turn judgement to wormewood, and leave off righteousness in the earth. )

Cvdl Ye turne the lawe to wormwod, and cast downe rightuousnes vnto the grounde.
(Ye/You_all turn the law to wormwod, and cast down rightuousnes unto the ground.)

Wycl Whiche conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken riytwisnesse in the lond,
(Which conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken righteousness in the land,)

Luth die ihr das Recht in Wermut verkehret und die Gerechtigkeit zu Boden stoßet.
(die you/their/her the law in Wermut verkehret and the Gerechtigkeit to Boden stoßet.)

ClVg qui convertitis in absinthium judicium, et justitiam in terra relinquitis):
(who convertitis in absinthium yudicium, and justitiam in earth/land relinquitis): )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) turn justice into a bitter thing

(Some words not found in UHB: the,turn into,wormwood justice and,righteousness to_the,ground throw )

Here “a bitter thing” represents actions that harm people, and “turn justice into a bitter thing” represents harming people rather than doing for them what is just. Alternate translation: “say that they are doing what is just, but instead they harm people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) throw righteousness down to the ground

(Some words not found in UHB: the,turn into,wormwood justice and,righteousness to_the,ground throw )

This represents treating righteousness as if it were worthless. Alternate translation: “treat righteousness as though it were as unimportant as dirt”

Parallel AMOS 5:7