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Amos 3:13
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts:
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Christian Standard Bible®
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob—
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob—
Hebrew Names Version
"Listen, and testify against the house of Ya`akov," says the Lord GOD, the God Tzva'ot,.
"Listen, and testify against the house of Ya`akov," says the Lord GOD, the God Tzva'ot,.
King James Version
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God , the God of hosts,
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God , the God of hosts,
English Standard Version
"Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord God , the God of hosts,
"Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord God , the God of hosts,
New American Standard Bible
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of armies.
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of armies.
New Century Version
"Listen and be witnesses against the family of Jacob," says the Lord God , the God All-Powerful.
"Listen and be witnesses against the family of Jacob," says the Lord God , the God All-Powerful.
Amplified Bible
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes.
Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
Legacy Standard Bible
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,"Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,"Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Berean Standard Bible
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord God All-Powerful told me to speak this message against Jacob's descendants:
The Lord God All-Powerful told me to speak this message against Jacob's descendants:
Complete Jewish Bible
"As a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear; so the people of Isra'el in Shomron will be rescued, huddled under cushions in the corners of their beds. "Hear, and testify against the house of Ya‘akov," says Adonai Elohim Elohei-Tzva'ot.
"As a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear; so the people of Isra'el in Shomron will be rescued, huddled under cushions in the corners of their beds. "Hear, and testify against the house of Ya‘akov," says Adonai Elohim Elohei-Tzva'ot.
Darby Translation
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,
Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the Lord God All-Powerful says: "Warn the family of Jacob about these things.
This is what the Lord God All-Powerful says: "Warn the family of Jacob about these things.
George Lamsa Translation
Hear, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the LORD God, the God of hosts of Israel,
Hear, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the LORD God, the God of hosts of Israel,
Good News Translation
Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign Lord Almighty.
Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign Lord Almighty.
Lexham English Bible
"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," declares my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," declares my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Literal Translation
Hear and testify in the house of Jacob, declares the Lord Jehovah, the God of Hosts.
Hear and testify in the house of Jacob, declares the Lord Jehovah, the God of Hosts.
American Standard Version
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;
Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
King James Version (1611)
Heare yee and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes;
Heare yee and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heare and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hoastes:
Heare and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hoastes:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Hear, O ye priests, and testify to the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God Almighty.
Hear, O ye priests, and testify to the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God Almighty.
English Revised Version
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
World English Bible
"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Here ye, and witnesse ye in the hous of Jacob, seith the Lord God of oostis.
Here ye, and witnesse ye in the hous of Jacob, seith the Lord God of oostis.
Update Bible Version
Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Webster's Bible Translation
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
New English Translation
Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign Lord , the God who commands armies, is speaking!
Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign Lord , the God who commands armies, is speaking!
New King James Version
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
New Living Translation
"Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel," says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven's Armies.
"Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel," says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven's Armies.
New Life Bible
Hear and speak against the family of Jacob," says the Lord God, the God of All.
Hear and speak against the family of Jacob," says the Lord God, the God of All.
New Revised Standard
Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord God , the God of hosts:
Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord God , the God of hosts:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Hear ye and bear witness, throughout the house of Jacob, - Commandeth My Lord, Yahweh, God of hosts:
Hear ye and bear witness, throughout the house of Jacob, - Commandeth My Lord, Yahweh, God of hosts:
Revised Standard Version
"Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
"Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Young's Literal Translation
Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.
Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Heare, and beare recorde in the house of Iacob (sayeth the LORDE God of hoostes)
Heare, and beare recorde in the house of Iacob (sayeth the LORDE God of hoostes)
THE MESSAGE
"Listen and bring witness against Jacob's family"— this is God's Word, God -of-the-Angel-Armies! "Note well! The day I make Israel pay for its sins, pay for the sin-altars of worship at Bethel, The horned altars will all be dehorned and scattered around. I'll tear down the winter palace, smash the summer palace—all your fancy buildings. The luxury homes will be demolished, all those pretentious houses." God 's Decree.
"Listen and bring witness against Jacob's family"— this is God's Word, God -of-the-Angel-Armies! "Note well! The day I make Israel pay for its sins, pay for the sin-altars of worship at Bethel, The horned altars will all be dehorned and scattered around. I'll tear down the winter palace, smash the summer palace—all your fancy buildings. The luxury homes will be demolished, all those pretentious houses." God 's Decree.
Contextual Overview
9 Publish it in the houses of Azotus, and in the houses of the land of Egypt, and say: Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the many follies in the midst thereof, and them that suffer oppression in the inner rooms thereof. 10 And they have not known to do the right thing, saith the Lord, storing up iniquity, and robberies in their houses. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: The land shall be in tribulation, and shall be compassed about: and thy strength shall be taken away from thee, and thy houses shall be spoiled. 12 Thus saith the Lord: As if a shepherd should get out of the lion’s mouth two legs, or the tip of the ear: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in a place of a bed, and in the couch of Damascus. 13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts: 14 That in the day when I shall begin to visit the transgressions of Israel, I will visit upon him, and upon the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground. 15 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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and testify: Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 30:18, Deuteronomy 30:19, 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:15, 2 Chronicles 24:19, Acts 2:40, Acts 18:5, Acts 18:6, Acts 20:21, Ephesians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:6
the Lord: Amos 5:27, Joshua 22:22, Isaiah 1:24
Reciprocal: Exodus 33:3 - lest I Isaiah 7:13 - will ye Amos 4:13 - The Lord Amos 5:16 - the Lord
Cross-References
Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death.
And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death.
Genesis 3:6
And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat.
And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat.
Genesis 3:9
And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou?
And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou?
Genesis 3:10
And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.
And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:12
And Adam said: The woman, whom thou gavest me to be my companion, gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
And Adam said: The woman, whom thou gavest me to be my companion, gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 44:15
And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.
And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.
1 Samuel 13:11
And Samuel said to him: What hast thou done? Saul answered: Because I saw that the people slipt from me, and thou wast not come according to the days appointed, and the Philistines were gathered together in Machmas,
And Samuel said to him: What hast thou done? Saul answered: Because I saw that the people slipt from me, and thou wast not come according to the days appointed, and the Philistines were gathered together in Machmas,
2 Samuel 3:24
And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone and departed?
And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone and departed?
John 18:35
Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done?
Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done?
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not seduced; but the woman, being seduced, was in the transgression.
And Adam was not seduced; but the woman, being seduced, was in the transgression.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob,.... The prophets and priests, whose business it was to speak to the people from the Lord, and declare his will to them, and to admonish them of their sin and danger, are here called upon to hearken to what the Lord was about to say, and to testify and publish it to the people of Israel, the posterity of Jacob, though sadly degenerated:
saith the Lord God, the God of hosts; the eternal Jehovah, the Being of beings, the God of the whole earth, the God of the armies above and below; and, being so great, ought to be heard with the greatest attention and reverence in what follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hear ye and testify ye in - (Rather unto or against ) the house of Israel; first “hear” yourselves, then “testify,” that is, solemnly “protest,” in the Name of God; and “bear witness unto” and “against” them, so that the solemn words may sink into them. It is of little avail to “testfy,” unless we first “hear;” nor can man “bear witness” to what he doth not know; nor will words make an “impression,” that is, leave a trace of themselves, be stamped in or on people’s souls, unless the soul which utters them have first hearkened unto them.
Saith the Lord God of hosts - “So thundereth, as it were, the authority of the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of the shepherd. Foretelling and protesting the destruction of the altar of Bethel, he sets his God against the god whom Israel had chosen as theirs and worshiped there, “the Lord God of hosts,” against “the similitude of a calf that eateth hay” Psalms 106:20. Not I, a shepherd, but so speaketh my God against your god.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Amos 3:13. Hear ye — This is an address to the prophet.
