Amos 7
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 7:16-17

16NowH6258 hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068: you are sayingH559, ‘You 1shall not prophesyH5012 againstH5921 IsraelH3478 2norH3808 shall you 3speakH5197 againstH5921 the houseH1004 of IsaacH3327.’

17ThereforeH3651, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘Your 4wifeH802 will becomeH2181 a harlotH2181 in the cityH5892, your 5sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719, your landH127 will be parceledH2505 up by a measuring lineH2256 and you yourselfH859 will dieH4191 6upon 7uncleanH2931 soilH127. Moreover, IsraelH3478 will certainlyH1540 goH1540 from its landH127 into exileH1540.’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Amos 7:16 Amos 2:12; 7:13 ↩
  2. 2. Amos 7:16 Deut 32:2; Ezek 20:46; 21:2 ↩
  3. 3. Amos 7:16 Lit flow ↩
  4. 4. Amos 7:17 Hos 4:13, 14 ↩
  5. 5. Amos 7:17 Jer 14:16 ↩
  6. 6. Amos 7:17 Or in an unclean land ↩
  7. 7. Amos 7:17 2 Kin 17:6; Ezek 4:13; Hos 9:3 ↩

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