AMOS 7:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἡ γυνή σου ἐν τῇ πόλει πορνεύσει, καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες σου ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ πεσοῦνται, καὶ ἡ γῆ σου ἐν σχοινίῳ καταμετρηθήσεται, καὶ σὺ ἐν γῇ ἀκαθάρτῳ τελευτήσεις, ὁ δὲ Ἰσραὴλ αἰχμάλωτος ἀχθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ· οὕτως ἔδειξέ μοι Κύριος Κύριος.
(Dia touto tade legei Kurios, haʸ gunaʸ sou en taʸ polei porneusei, kai hoi huioi sou kai hai thugateres sou en ɽomfaia pesountai, kai haʸ gaʸ sou en sⱪoiniōi katametraʸthaʸsetai, kai su en gaʸ akathartōi teleutaʸseis, ho de Israaʸl aiⱪmalōtos aⱪthaʸsetai apo taʸs gaʸs autou; houtōs edeixe moi Kurios Kurios. )

BrTr Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured with the line; and thou shalt die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be led captive out of his land. Thus has the Lord God shewed me.

ULT Therefore this is what Yahweh says,
⇔ ‘Your wife will be a prostitute in the city;
⇔ your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword;
⇔ your land will be measured and divided up;
⇔ you will die in an unclean land,
⇔ and Israel will surely go into exile from his land.’ ”

UST Therefore, this is what Yahweh has declared about you:
⇔ ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this very city;
⇔ your sons and daughters will die because their enemies will kill them.
⇔ Others will measure your land
⇔ and divide it up among themselves;
⇔ and you yourself will die in a foreign country.
⇔ And the people of Israel will certainly have to leave their country and go into exile.’ ”

BSB § Therefore this is what the LORD says:
⇔ ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city,
⇔ and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword.
⇔ Your land will be divided by a measuring line,
⇔ and you yourself will die on pagan [fn] soil.
⇔ And Israel will surely go into exile,
⇔ away from their homeland.’ ”

OEB But the Lord says:
⇔ Your wife will become a prostitute in the city,
⇔ your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword,
⇔ your land will be divided up,
⇔ you will die on unclean soil,
⇔ and Israel will be led away captive out of their land.” ’

CSB Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Your wife will be a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, and your land will be divided up with a measuring line. You yourself will die on pagan soil, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.

NLT But this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed. Your land will be divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile, far from their homeland.’”

NIV “Therefore this is what the LORD says: “’Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a pagan country. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.’”

CEV Now, listen to what the LORD says about you: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will be killed in war, and your land will be divided among others. You will die in a country of foreigners, and the people of Israel will be dragged from their homeland.

ESV Therefore thus says the LORD: “‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided up with a measuring line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”

NASB “Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

LSB Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your wife will play the harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die upon unclean land. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

WEBBE Therefore the LORD says: ‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(16-17)“So listen to God’s Word. You tell me, ‘Don’t preach to Israel. Don’t say anything against the family of Isaac.’ But here’s what God is telling you:
  Your wife will become a whore in town.
  Your children will get killed.
  Your land will be auctioned off.
  You will die homeless and friendless.
  And Israel will be hauled off to exile, far from home.”

NET “Therefore this is what the Lord says:
⇔ ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets
⇔ and your sons and daughters will die violently.
⇔ Your land will be given to others
⇔ and you will die in a foreign land.
⇔ Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’ ”

LSV therefore, thus said YHWH: Your wife goes whoring in the city,
And your sons and your daughters fall by sword,
And your land is apportioned by line,
And you die on an unclean land,
And Israel certainly removes from off its land.”

FBV But this is what the Lord says: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city; your sons and daughters will be killed by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. The people of Israel will definitely be taken from the land and go into exile.

T4T Therefore listen to what Yahweh says about you:
⇔ ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city,
⇔ and your sons and daughters will be killed by your enemies’ swords.
⇔ Others will measure your land
⇔ and divide it up among themselves;
⇔ and you yourself will die in a foreign country.
⇔ And the people of Israel will certainly be forced to leave their country and go ◄into exile/to live in another country►.’ ”

LEB Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword and your land will be divided with a line, and you[fn] will die in an unclean land and Israel will surely go into exile from this land.’ ”

7:17 Emphatic second person pronoun

NRSV Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be parceled out by line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”

NKJV “Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city; Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword; Your land shall be divided by survey line; You shall die in a defiled land; And Israel shall surely be led away captive From his own land.’ ”

NAB Therefore thus says the
d LORD
d*: Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword. Your land shall be parcelled out by measuring line, and you yourself shall die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be exiled from its land.”

BBE So this is what the Lord has said: Your wife will be a loose woman in the town, and your sons and your daughters will be put to the sword, and your land will be cut up into parts by a line; and you yourself will come to your end in an unclean land, and Israel will certainly be taken away a prisoner out of his land.

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JPS Therefore thus saith the LORD: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'

ASV therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

DRA Therefore thus saith the Lord: Thy wife shall play the harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured by a line: and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall go into captivity out of their land.

YLT therefore thus said Jehovah: Thy wife in the city doth go a-whoring, And thy sons and thy daughters by sword do fall, And thy land by line is apportioned, And thou on an unclean land diest, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'

Drby Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided with the line; and thou shalt die in a land that is unclean; and Israel shall certainly go into captivity, out of his land.

RV therefore thus saith the LORD: Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

Wbstr Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go from his land into captivity.

KJB-1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy/your sons and thy/your daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy/your land shall be divided by line; and thou/you shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. )

KJB-1611 Therfore thus sayth the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sonnes and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be diuided by line: and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely goe into captiuitie foorth of his land.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Therfore thus sayth the Lorde, Thy wyfe shalbe an harlot in the citie, and thy sonnes and thy daughters shall fall by the sworde, and thy land shalbe deuided by line, and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely go into captiuitie foorth of his lande.
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord, Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy/your sons and thy/your daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy/your land shall be divided by line, and thou/you shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.)

Gnva Therefore thus sayth the Lord, Thy wife shall be an harlot in the citie, and thy sonnes and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be deuided by line: and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely go into captiuitie forth of his land.
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord, Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy/your sons and thy/your daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy/your land shall be divided by line: and thou/you shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. )

Cvdl Wherfore thus sayeth the LORDE: Thy wife shalbe defyled in ye cite, yi sonnes and doughters shalbe slayne with the swerde, and thy londe shalbe measured out with the lyne: Thou thy self shalt dye in an vnclene londe, and Israel shalbe dryuen out off his owne countre.
(Wherefore thus sayeth the LORD: Thy wife shall be defyled in ye/you_all city, yi sons and daughters shall be slain/killed with the sword, and thy/your land shall be measured out with the lyne: Thou thy/your self shalt dye in an unclean land, and Israel shall be driven out off his own country.)

Wycl For this thing the Lord seith these thingis, Thi wijf schal do fornicacioun in the citee, and thi sones and thi douytris schal falle bi swerd, and thi lond schal be motun with a litil coord; and thou schalt die in a pollutid lond, and Israel caitif schal passe fro his lond.
(For this thing the Lord saith/says these things, Thi wife shall do fornicacioun in the city, and thy/your sons and thy/your daughters shall fall by sword, and thy/your land shall be motun with a little coord; and thou/you shalt die in a pollutid land, and Israel caitif shall pass from his land.)

Luth Darum spricht der HErr also: Dein Weib wird in der Stadt zur Hure werden, und deine Söhne und Töchter sollen durchs Schwert fallen, und dein Acker soll durch die Schnur ausgeteilet werden; du aber sollst in einem unreinen Lande sterben, und Israel soll aus seinem Lande vertrieben werden.
(Therefore says the/of_the LORD also: Dein woman becomes in the/of_the city to Hure become, and your sons and Töchter sollen durchs sword fallen, and your Acker should through the Schnur ausgeteilet become; you but should in one uncleanen land die, and Israel should out_of his land vertrieben become.)

ClVg Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus: Uxor tua in civitate fornicabitur, et filii tui et filiæ tuæ in gladio cadent, et humus tua funiculo metietur: et tu in terra polluta morieris, et Israël captivus migrabit de terra sua.]
(Because this these_things dicit Master: Uxor your in civitate fornicabitur, and children yours and daughters tuæ in gladio cadent, and humus your funiculo metietur: and you in earth/land polluta morieris, and Israel captivus migrabit about earth/land sua.] )

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