Amos 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Amos 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!””

Amos 4:1 — World English Bible

Amos 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink. ”

Amos 4:1 — American Standard Version

Amos 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who <FI>are<Fi> in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: `Bring in, and we do drink.'”

Amos 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink: ”

Amos 4:1 — Darby Translation

Amos 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare this worde, ye kine of Bashan that are in the mountaine of Samaria, which oppresse the poore, and destroy the needie, and they say to their masters, Bring, and let vs drinke.”

Amos 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Amos 4:1 in 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.

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What Does Amos 4:1 Mean?

Amos 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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