Amos 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;”
Amos 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,”
Amos 6:3 — World English Bible
Amos 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“—ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; ”
Amos 6:3 — American Standard Version
Amos 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,”
Amos 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; ”
Amos 6:3 — Darby Translation
Amos 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye that put farre away the euill day, and approch to the seate of iniquitie?”
Amos 6:3 — Geneva Bible
Amos 6:3 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;
5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
What Does Amos 6:3 Mean?
Amos 6:3 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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