Amos 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.”

Amos 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 4:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.”

Amos 4:11 — World English Bible

Amos 4:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have overthrown cities among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. ”

Amos 4:11 — American Standard Version

Amos 4:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have overturned among you, Like the overturn by God of Sodom and Gomorrah, And ye are as a brand delivered from a burning, And ye have not turned back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.”

Amos 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have overthrown among you, likeGod's overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. ”

Amos 4:11 — Darby Translation

Amos 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue ouerthrowe you, as God ouerthrew Sodom and Gomorah: and ye were as a firebrand pluckt out of the burning: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the Lord.”

Amos 4:11 — Geneva Bible

Amos 4:11 in Context — Amos 4

9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.

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What Does Amos 4:11 Mean?

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