Amos 3
- 1Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
- 2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your wrongdoings.
- 3Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
- 4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
- 5Can a bird fall in a snare on the earth, where no gin is for him? Shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
- 6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord has not done it?
- 7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
- 8The lion has roared, who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken, who can but prophesy?
- 9Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and look at the great riots in it, and the oppressed in it.
- 10For they do not know to do right, says the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
- 11Therefore the Lord God says this. An enemy there shall be even all around the land. And he shall bring down your strength from you, and your palaces shall be plundered.
- 12The Lord says this. As the shepherd takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear. So shall the children of Israel be taken out that live in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
- 13Hear, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of hosts,
- 14That in the day that I shall visit the rebellions of Israel on him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
- 15And I will strike the winter house with the summer house. And the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says the Lord.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Amos 3 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVHear 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,
GIGAKJVHear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
KJVYou only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
GIGAKJVYou only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your wrongdoings.
KJVCan two walk together, except they be agreed?
GIGAKJVCan two walk together, unless they are agreed?
KJVWill a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
GIGAKJVWill a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
KJVCan a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
GIGAKJVCan a bird fall in a snare on the earth, where no gin is for him? Shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
KJVShall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
GIGAKJVShall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord has not done it?
KJVSurely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
GIGAKJVSurely the Lord God will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
KJVThe lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
GIGAKJVThe lion has roared, who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken, who can but prophesy?
KJVPublish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
GIGAKJVPublish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and look at the great riots in it, and the oppressed in it.
KJVFor they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
GIGAKJVFor they do not know to do right, says the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord God says this. An enemy there shall be even all around the land. And he shall bring down your strength from you, and your palaces shall be plundered.
KJVThus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
GIGAKJVThe Lord says this. As the shepherd takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear. So shall the children of Israel be taken out that live in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
KJVHear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
GIGAKJVHear, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of hosts,
KJVThat in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
GIGAKJVThat in the day that I shall visit the rebellions of Israel on him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
KJVAnd I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd I will strike the winter house with the summer house. And the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says the Lord.
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