Amos 9:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, 'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.'

New Living Translation
But all the sinners will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’

English Standard Version
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, ‘Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.’

Berean Study Bible
All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
“All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The catastrophe will not overtake or confront us.’

NASB 1995
"All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, 'The calamity will not overtake or confront us.'

NASB 1977
“All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’

Amplified Bible
“All the sinners among My people will die by the sword, Those who say [defiantly], ‘The disaster will not overtake or confront us.’

Christian Standard Bible
All the sinners among my people who say, “Disaster will never overtake or confront us,” will die by the sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the sinners among My people who say: "Disaster will never overtake or confront us," will die by the sword.

Contemporary English Version
Some of you are evil, and you deny that you will ever get caught. But you will be killed.

Good News Translation
The sinners among my people will be killed in war--all those who say, 'God will not let any harm come near us.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the sinners among my people are thinking, "Destruction will not catch up to us or run into us." In spite of this, they will be killed with swords.

International Standard Version
All sinners among my people will die by the sword, especially all who are saying, 'Disaster will not come upon or conquer us!'"

NET Bible
All the sinners among my people will die by the sword--the ones who say, 'Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

New King James Version
All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’

King James 2000 Bible
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The calamity shall not overtake nor meet us.

New Heart English Bible
All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, 'Evil won't overtake nor meet us.'

World English Bible
All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, 'Evil won't overtake nor meet us.'

American King James Version
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

American Standard Version
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.

A Faithful Version
All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, who say, 'The evil shall not draw near, or confront us. '

Darby Bible Translation
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.

English Revised Version
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor fall upon us.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But all the sinners of my people shall dye by the sword, which say, The euill shal not come, nor hasten for vs.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But all the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The euyll shall not come, nor hasten for vs.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But all the wicked doers of my people, that saye: Tush, the plage is not so nye, to come so hastely vpon vs: those shal perish with the swerde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
By sword all sinners of My people die, "" Who are saying, "" Evil does not overtake, or go before, "" For our sakes.

Young's Literal Translation
By sword die do all sinners of My people, Who are saying, 'Not overtake, or go before, For our sakes, doth evil.'

Smith's Literal Translation
By the sword shall all sinning of my people die, saying, It shall not draw near, and the evil shall not cleave about us.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
All the sinners of my people shall fall by the sword: who say: The evils shall not approach, and shall not come upon us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
All the sinners of my people will die by the sword. They say, “Disaster will not come near us, and it will not overcome us.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
All the sinners of my people will fall by the sword who say: “Evil shall not come near and shall not meet us!”

Lamsa Bible
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not touch us nor overtake us.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, That say: 'The evil shall not overtake nor confront us.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Calamities shall certainly not draw near, nor come upon us.
















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