Amos 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:”
Amos 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 1:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;”
Amos 1:6 — World English Bible
Amos 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom. ”
Amos 1:6 — American Standard Version
Amos 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their removing a complete captivity, To deliver up to Edom,”
Amos 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom. ”
Amos 1:6 — Darby Translation
Amos 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Azzah, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they caried away prisoners the whole captiuitie to shut them vp in Edom.”
Amos 1:6 — Geneva Bible
Amos 1:6 in Context — Amos 1
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.
6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
What Does Amos 1:6 Mean?
Amos 1:6 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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