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Amos 3:1

IsraelEgypt
Judgment
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

3 Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
KJV
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
WEB
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:
ASV
Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
DARBY
Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
BLB
Hear this word that YHWH has spoken against you⁺, O sons of Israel, against all the family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
ÅB
Hør dette ord som Herren har talt mot dere, Israels barn, mot hele den slekt jeg har ført opp fra Egypt:
OTB
Hør dette ordet som Herren har talt mot dere, Israels folk, mot hele familien som Han førte opp fra landet Egypt:
B1930
Hør dette ord som Herren har talt mot eder, Israels barn, mot hele den ætt jeg har ført op fra Egyptens land:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 2:10

    And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.

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  • Micah 3:1

    Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

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  • Jeremiah 8:3

    And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Jeremiah 31:1

    “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

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  • Hosea 4:1

    Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:15

    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

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  • Ezekiel 37:16–17

    “And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’

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  • Isaiah 48:12

    Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

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