KJV King James Version
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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Amos 4:2
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
WEB World English Bible
The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that behold, “The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.
ASV American Standard Version
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by His holiness, That lo, days are coming upon you, And he hath taken you away with hooks, And your posterity with fish-hooks.
Surrounding context — Amos 4
1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace, saith the LORD.
4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:
5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
נִשְׁבַּ֨עH7650 · sha.vato swearאֲדֹנָ֤יH136 · a.do.naiLordיְהוִה֙H3069 · ye.ho.vihYHWH/Godבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹH6944 · qo.deshholinessכִּ֛יH3588 · kiforהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdיָמִ֖יםH3117 · yomdayבָּאִ֣יםH935 · boto come (in): comeעֲלֵיכֶ֑םH5921 · aluponוְנִשָּׂ֤אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶתְכֶם֙H853 · et[Obj.]בְּצִנּ֔וֹתH6793 · tsin.nahhookוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןH319 · a.cha.ritendבְּסִיר֥וֹתH5518 · sirpotדּוּגָֽה׃H1729 · du.gahfishhook
Cross-references
Jeremiah 16:16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.Psalm 89:35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.Habakkuk 1:15-16They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.Isaiah 37:29Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.Amos 6:8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.Ezekiel 39:4-5Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that [is] with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the beasts of the field to be devoured.
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