Amos 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:”

Amos 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;”

Amos 2:1 — World English Bible

Amos 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime. ”

Amos 2:1 — American Standard Version

Amos 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of his burning the bones of the king of Edom to lime,”

Amos 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime. ”

Amos 2:1 — Darby Translation

Amos 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Moab, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because it burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime.”

Amos 2:1 — Geneva Bible

Amos 2:1 in Context — Amos 2

1 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

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What Does Amos 2:1 Mean?

Amos 2:1 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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