NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The Lord'Adonay (ad-o-noy') the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord. GOD Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee') God. hath sworn shaba` (shaw-bah') propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) by his holiness qodesh (ko'-desh) a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. that lo the days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), shall come bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) upon you that he will take you away nasa' (naw-saw') to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows) with hooks tsinnah (tsin-naw') a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing) -- buckler, cold, hook, shield, target. and your posterity 'achariyth (akh-ar-eeth') the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity -- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward. with fishhooks duwgah (doo-gaw') fishery, i.e. a hook for fishing -- fish (hook). ciyr (seer) a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness, "Behold, the days are coming upon you When they will take you away with meat hooks, And the last of you with fish hooks. King James Bible The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: Look, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, every last one of you with fishhooks. International Standard Version The Lord GOD has taken a sacred oath: "The day is coming when they will take you away on fishhooks, every last one of you on fishhooks. NET Bible The sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his own holy character: "Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen's pots. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Almighty LORD has taken an oath on his holiness: Surely, the time is going to come when you will be taken away on hooks, and the rest of you on fishhooks. King James 2000 Bible The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness: Lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. Links Amos 4:2Amos 4:2 NIV Amos 4:2 NLT Amos 4:2 ESV Amos 4:2 NASB Amos 4:2 KJV |
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