Amos 7:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.”
Amos 7:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 7:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 7:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.”
Amos 7:4 — World English Bible
Amos 7:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land. ”
Amos 7:4 — American Standard Version
Amos 7:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and lo, the Lord Jehovah is calling to contend by fire, and it consumeth the great deep, yea, it hath consumed the portion, and I say:”
Amos 7:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 7:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and ate up the inheritance. ”
Amos 7:4 — Darby Translation
Amos 7:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus also hath the Lord God shewed vnto me, and behold, the Lord God called to iudgement by fire, and it deuoured the great deepe, and did eate vp a part.”
Amos 7:4 — Geneva Bible
Amos 7:4 in Context — Amos 7
2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
3 The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.
4 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
6 The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.
What Does Amos 7:4 Mean?
Amos 7:4 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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