Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the LORD God Almighty declares, “I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.” New Living Translation “O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you,” says the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies. “They will oppress you throughout your land— from Lebo-hamath in the north to the Arabah Valley in the south.” English Standard Version “For behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of hosts; “and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” Berean Standard Bible For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” King James Bible But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. New King James Version “But, behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” Says the LORD God of hosts; “And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath To the Valley of the Arabah.” New American Standard Bible “For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, House of Israel,” declares the LORD God of armies, “And they will torment you from the entrance of Hamath To the brook of the Arabah.” NASB 1995 “For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD God of hosts, “And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath To the brook of the Arabah.” NASB 1977 “For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD God of hosts, “And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath To the brook of the Arabah.” Legacy Standard Bible “For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh God of hosts, “And they will press down on you from Lebo-hamath To the brook of the Arabah.” Amplified Bible “For behold, I am going to stir up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” says the LORD, the God of hosts, “And they will afflict and torment you [to the entire limits of Israel] from the entrance of Hamath [in the north] To the brook of the Arabah [in the south].” Christian Standard Bible But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel — this is the declaration of the Lord, the GOD of Armies — and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah. Holman Christian Standard Bible But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel— this is the declaration of the Lord, the GOD of Hosts— and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah. American Standard Version For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because, behold, I am raising up a people against you, house of Israel, says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Hosts, and they shall drive you out from the entrance of Khamath and unto the valley of Araba Brenton Septuagint Translation For behold, O house of Israel, I will raise up against you a nation, saith the Lord of hosts; and they shall afflict you so that ye shall not enter into Aemath, and as it were from the river of the wilderness. Contemporary English Version But the LORD God All-Powerful will send a nation to attack you people of Israel. They will capture Lebo-Hamath in the north, Arabah Creek in the south, and everything in between. Douay-Rheims Bible But behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall destroy you from the entrance of Emath, even to the torrent of the desert. English Revised Version For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am going to lead a nation to attack you, nation of Israel, declares the LORD God of the Armies of the Nations. They will oppress you from the border of Hamath to the valley of Arabah. Good News Translation The LORD God Almighty himself says, "People of Israel, I am going to send a foreign army to occupy your country. It will oppress you from Hamath Pass in the north to the Brook of the Arabah in the south." International Standard Version "So look, house of Israel! I will raise up a nation against you," declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, "and they will harass you from the entrance of Hamath to the wadi of the wilderness." JPS Tanakh 1917 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the Brook of the Arabah. Literal Standard Version “Surely, behold, I am raising a nation against you, O house of Israel,” | A declaration of YHWH, God of Hosts, | “And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, | To the stream of the desert.” Majority Standard Bible For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” New American Bible Look, I am raising up against you, house of Israel— oracle of the LORD, the God of hosts— A nation that shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath even to the Wadi Arabah. NET Bible "Look! I am about to bring a nation against you, family of Israel." The LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking. "They will oppress you all the way from Lebo-Hamath to the Stream of the Arabah." New Revised Standard Version Indeed, I am raising up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says the LORD, the God of hosts, and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi Arabah. New Heart English Bible For, look, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel," says the LORD, the God of hosts; "and they will afflict you from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi Arabah." Webster's Bible Translation But behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the river of the wilderness. World English Bible For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.” Young's Literal Translation Surely, lo, I am raising against you a nation, O house of Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts, And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, Unto the stream of the desert. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Pride of Israel…13you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’ 14For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” Cross References Numbers 34:7 Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor, Numbers 34:8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad, 1 Kings 8:65 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him--a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt--kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days--fourteen days in all. 2 Kings 14:25 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. Jeremiah 5:15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel," declares the LORD. "It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand. Ezekiel 47:20 And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary. Amos 3:11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels." Treasury of Scripture But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, said the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath to the river of the wilderness. I will. 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. Isaiah 7:20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. from. Numbers 34:8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: 1 Kings 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. Ezekiel 47:15-17 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; … river. Jump to Previous Affirmation Afflict Almighty Arabah Armies Brook Cruelly Declares Entering Entrance Far Hamath Hemath Hosts House Israel Lebo Nation Oppress Oppressed Raise Raising River Ruling Stir Stream Surely Torrent Valley Way WildernessJump to Next Affirmation Afflict Almighty Arabah Armies Brook Cruelly Declares Entering Entrance Far Hamath Hemath Hosts House Israel Lebo Nation Oppress Oppressed Raise Raising River Ruling Stir Stream Surely Torrent Valley Way WildernessAmos 6 1. The wantonness of Israel,7. shall be plagued with desolation; 12. and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction. (14) From . . . unto.--The entire limits of the kingdom of Israel after the victories of Jeroboam II. were, according to 2Kings 14:25, identical with the region which is here threatened with invasion, i.e., extending from the mouth of the Orontes valley (comp. Numbers 34:8; Joshua 13:5) to the Wady el Ahsa, the southern boundary of Moab. (Comp. Isaiah 15:7, where the Hebrew name appears under a slightly different form, implying "torrent of the poplars.")Verse 14. - I will raise up (comp. 1 Kings 11:14, 23; Habakkuk 1:6, where see note). A nation. The Assyrians. From the entering in of Hamath. A district in the upper part of Coele-Syria, hod. El-Bukaa, the northern boundary of the kingdom of Israel (Numbers 34:8; see on ver. 2). The river of the wilderness; rather, the torrent of the Arabah, which is the curious depression in which the Jordan flows, and which continues. though now on a higher level, south of the Dead Sea, towards the Gulf of Akaba. The torrent is probably the Wady es Safieh, just south of the Dead Sea. The limits named define the territory which Jeroboam recovered (2 Kings 14:25). The LXX. gives,
Hebrew Forכִּ֡י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction behold, הִנְנִי֩ (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I will raise up מֵקִ֨ים (mê·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand a nation גּ֑וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts against you, עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against O house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel,” יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Hosts, הַצְּבָא֖וֹת (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign “and they will oppress וְלָחֲצ֥וּ (wə·lā·ḥă·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3905: To squeeze, press, oppress you אֶתְכֶ֛ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from Lebo-hamath מִלְּב֥וֹא (mil·lə·ḇō·w) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the Brook נַ֥חַל (na·ḥal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft of the Arabah.” הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee Links Amos 6:14 NIVAmos 6:14 NLT Amos 6:14 ESV Amos 6:14 NASB Amos 6:14 KJV Amos 6:14 BibleApps.com Amos 6:14 Biblia Paralela Amos 6:14 Chinese Bible Amos 6:14 French Bible Amos 6:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 6:14 For behold I will raise up against (Amo. Am) |
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