Amos 6:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.”

Amos 6:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 6:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 6:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.”

Amos 6:11 — World English Bible

Amos 6:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts. ”

Amos 6:11 — American Standard Version

Amos 6:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house <FI>with<Fi> breaches, And the little house <FI>with<Fi> clefts.”

Amos 6:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 6:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. ”

Amos 6:11 — Darby Translation

Amos 6:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the litle house with clefts.”

Amos 6:11 — Geneva Bible

Amos 6:11 in Context — Amos 6

9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

10 And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.

11 For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

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What Does Amos 6:11 Mean?

Amos 6:11 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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