Amos 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.”
Amos 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.”
Amos 4:8 — World English Bible
Amos 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. ”
Amos 4:8 — American Standard Version
Amos 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And wandered have two or three cities, Unto the same city to drink water, And they are not satisfied, And ye have not turned back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.”
Amos 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And two, three, cities wandered unto one city, to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. ”
Amos 4:8 — Darby Translation
Amos 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So two or three cities wandred vnto one citie to drinke water, but they were not satisfied: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the Lord.”
Amos 4:8 — Geneva Bible
Amos 4:8 in Context — Amos 4
6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
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.
What Does Amos 4:8 Mean?
Amos 4:8 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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