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;

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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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