Amos 5:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.

New Living Translation
You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. You treat the righteous like dirt.

English Standard Version
O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth!

Berean Study Bible
There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.

New American Standard Bible
For those who turn justice into wormwood, And throw righteousness to the earth.”

NASB 1995
For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."

NASB 1977
For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth.”

Amplified Bible
For those [shall be consumed] who turn justice into wormwood (bitterness) And cast righteousness down to the earth.”

Christian Standard Bible
Those who turn justice into wormwood also throw righteousness to the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who turn justice into wormwood throw righteousness to the ground.

Contemporary English Version
You people are doomed! You twist the truth and trample on justice.

Good News Translation
You are doomed, you that twist justice and cheat people out of their rights!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You, Israel, turn justice into poison and throw righteousness on the ground.

International Standard Version
Those of you who are making justice taste bitter, and who have thrown righteousness to the ground:

NET Bible
The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

New King James Version
You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”

King James 2000 Bible
You who turn justice to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

New Heart English Bible
You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:

World English Bible
You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:

American King James Version
You who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

American Standard Version
Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

A Faithful Version
You who turn judgment to wormwood and leave off righteousness in the earth!"

Darby Bible Translation
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

English Revised Version
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth;

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness on the earth,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They turne iudgement to wormewood, and leaue off righteousnes in the earth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They turne iudgement to wormewood, and forsake righteousnesse in the earth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye turne the lawe to wormwod, and cast downe rightuousnes vnto the grounde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You who are turning judgment to wormwood, "" And have put down righteousness to the earth!”

Young's Literal Translation
Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

Smith's Literal Translation
Turning judgment to wormwood and they put down justice in the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land,

Catholic Public Domain Version
You turn judgment into wormwood, and you abandon justice on earth.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They who overturn judgment to rebellion and righteousness to the ground

Lamsa Bible
You who turn justice into bitterness, and lower righteousness to the ground,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, And cast righteousness to the ground;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
It is he that executes judgment in the height above, and he has established justice on the earth:
















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