Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished,” declares the LORD. New Living Translation And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy— their winter mansions and their summer houses, too— all their palaces filled with ivory,” says the LORD. English Standard Version I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares the LORD. Berean Standard Bible I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD. King James Bible And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. New King James Version I will destroy the winter house along with the summer house; The houses of ivory shall perish, And the great houses shall have an end,” Says the LORD. New American Standard Bible “I will also strike the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish, And the great houses will come to an end,” Declares the LORD. NASB 1995 “I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish And the great houses will come to an end,” Declares the LORD. NASB 1977 “I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish And the great houses will come to an end,” Declares the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible I will also strike the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish, And the great houses will come to an end,” Declares Yahweh. Amplified Bible “And I shall tear down the winter house with the summer house; And the houses of ivory shall also perish And the great houses shall come to an end,” Says the LORD. Christian Standard Bible I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD’s declaration. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD’s declaration. American Standard Version And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall destroy the winter house with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall be destroyed and many households will cease to exist, says LORD JEHOVAH Brenton Septuagint Translation I will crush and smite the turreted-house upon the summer-house; and the ivory-houses shall be destroyed, and many other houses also, saith the Lord. Contemporary English Version I will tear down winter homes and summer homes. Houses decorated with ivory and all other mansions will be gone forever. I, the LORD, have spoken! Douay-Rheims Bible And I will strike the winter house with the summer house: and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith the Lord. English Revised Version And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will tear down winter houses as well as summer houses. Houses [decorated] with ivory will be destroyed. Mansions will be demolished, declares the LORD. Good News Translation I will destroy winter houses and summer houses. The houses decorated with ivory will fall in ruins; every large house will be destroyed." International Standard Version I will wreck both the winter house and the summer house, and the ivory houses will fall. These palaces will surely fall," declares the LORD. JPS Tanakh 1917 And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; And the houses of ivory shall perish, And the great houses shall have an end, Saith the LORD. Literal Standard Version And I have struck the winter-house with the summer-house, | And houses of ivory have perished, | And many houses have been consumed,” | A declaration of YHWH! Majority Standard Bible I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD. New American Bible I will strike the winter house and the summer house; The houses of ivory shall lie in ruin, and their many rooms shall be no more— oracle of the LORD. NET Bible I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The LORD is speaking! New Revised Standard Version I will tear down the winter house as well as the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end, says the LORD. New Heart English Bible I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end," says the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. World English Bible I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh. Young's Literal Translation And I have smitten the winter-house with the summer-house, And perished have houses of ivory, And consumed have been many houses, An affirmation of Jehovah! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Witnesses Against Israel…14On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground. 15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD. Cross References Judges 3:20 Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. "I have a word from God for you," Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat. 1 Kings 22:39 As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? Psalm 45:8 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad. Jeremiah 36:22 Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. Amos 2:5 So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem." Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. Amos 6:11 For the LORD gives a command: "The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble." Treasury of Scripture And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, said the LORD. the winter. Jeremiah 36:22 Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. the summer. Judges 3:20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. the houses. 1 Kings 22:39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? the great. Amos 3:11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. Amos 6:11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. Isaiah 5:9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. Jump to Previous Adorned Affirmation Consumed Declares Demolished Destroyed Destruction End Falling Great House Houses Ivory Mansions Perish Perished Smite Smitten Strike Summer Summer-House Tear Together Winter Winter-HouseJump to Next Adorned Affirmation Consumed Declares Demolished Destroyed Destruction End Falling Great House Houses Ivory Mansions Perish Perished Smite Smitten Strike Summer Summer-House Tear Together Winter Winter-HouseAmos 3 1. The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.9. The publication of it, with the causes thereof. (15) Houses.--It is uncertain whether by "winter and summer houses" are meant two classes of royal abodes, or different chambers of the same house (Judges 3:20; Jeremiah 36:22, are compatible with either). "Ivory houses" mean mansions adorned with ivory. For "great houses" should be read many houses.Verse 15. - The winter house. The luxurious habits of kings and princes had led them to have different houses for the various seasons of the year, facing north or south as the case might be (comp. Judges 3:20; Jeremiah 36:22). Septuagint, τὸν οϊκον τὸν περίπτερον, "the turreted house," which Jerome explains, Domum pinnatam, eo quod ostiola habeat per fenestras, et quasi pinnas, ad magnitudinem frigoris depellendam. Houses of ivory; panelled or inlaid with ivory, such as Ahab had (1 Kings 22:39). Solomon's throne was thus decorated (1 Kings 10:18; comp. Psalm 45:8). (For the Assyrian practice of veneering in ivory, see Rawlinson, 'Ancient Monarchies,' 1:463; comp. also Homer, 'Od.,' 4:73; Virgil, 'AEneid,' 6:895.) The great houses; better, many houses; Septuagint, ἕτεροι οϊκοι πολλοί, "many other houses." Not only palaces, but many private houses, shall be destroyed (comp. Isaiah 5:9, where the same words are used).
Hebrew I will tear downוְהִכֵּיתִ֥י (wə·hik·kê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5221: To strike the winter הַחֹ֖רֶף (ha·ḥō·rep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2779: The crop gathered, the autumn, season, ripeness of age house בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house along with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the summer הַקָּ֑יִץ (haq·qā·yiṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7019: To awake house; בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house the houses בָּתֵּ֣י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1004: A house of ivory הַשֵּׁ֗ן (haš·šên) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff will also perish, וְאָבְד֞וּ (wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and the mansions רַבִּ֖ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great will come to an end,” וְסָפ֛וּ (wə·sā·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5486: To snatch away, terminate declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Amos 3:15 NIVAmos 3:15 NLT Amos 3:15 ESV Amos 3:15 NASB Amos 3:15 KJV Amos 3:15 BibleApps.com Amos 3:15 Biblia Paralela Amos 3:15 Chinese Bible Amos 3:15 French Bible Amos 3:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 3:15 I will strike the winter house (Amo. Am) |
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