Amos 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?”
Amos 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border?”
Amos 6:2 — World English Bible
Amos 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border? ”
Amos 6:2 — American Standard Version
Amos 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Pass ye over <FI>to<Fi> Calneh and see, And go thence <FI>to<Fi> Hamath the great, And go down <FI>to<Fi> Gath of the Philistines, Are <FI>they<Fi> better than these kingdoms? Greater <FI>is<Fi> their border than your border?”
Amos 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? ”
Amos 6:2 — Darby Translation
Amos 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Goe you vnto Calneh, and see: and from thence goe you to Hamath the great: then goe downe to Gath of the Philistims: be they better then these kingdomes? or the border of their land greater then your border,”
Amos 6:2 — Geneva Bible
Amos 6:2 in Context — Amos 6
1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
What Does Amos 6:2 Mean?
Amos 6:2 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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