Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.
New American Standard Bible
And they
King James Version
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Holman Bible
at the city gate
and despise
International Standard Version
They have hated those who are presenting their cases in court, detesting the one who speaks truthfully.
A Conservative Version
They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks uprightly.
American Standard Version
They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Amplified
They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand],
And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.
Bible in Basic English
They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.
Darby Translation
They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Julia Smith Translation
They hated him setting right in the gate, and they will abhor the perfect word.
King James 2000
They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They hate the one who reproves in the gate and they abhor the one who speaks honestly.
Modern King James verseion
They hate him who rebukes in the gate, and they despise him who speaks uprightly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they owe him evil will, that reproveth them openly: and whoso telleth them the plain truth, they abhor him.
NET Bible
The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.
New Heart English Bible
They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.
The Emphasized Bible
They hate the man who, in the gate, rebuketh, - and, him who speaketh truthfully, they abhor.
Webster
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
World English Bible
They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament And Call To Repentance
9 Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh. 10 They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate. 11 Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Yet -- one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil -- Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'
Isaiah 29:21
Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.
Jeremiah 17:16-17
And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou -- Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,
1 Kings 18:17
and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'
1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found -- because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, 'Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'
2 Chronicles 25:16
And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, 'For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?' And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, 'I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.'
2 Chronicles 36:16
and they are mocking at the messengers of God, and despising His words, and acting deceitfully with His prophets, till the going up of the fury of Jehovah against His people -- till there is no healing.
Proverbs 9:7-8
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
Jeremiah 20:7-10
Thou hast persuaded me, O Jehovah, and I am persuaded; Thou hast hardened me, and dost prevail, I have been for a laughter all the day, Every one is mocking at me,
Amos 7:10-17
And Amaziah priest of Beth-El sendeth unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, 'Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words,
John 3:20
for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
John 7:7
the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.
John 8:45-47
'And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me.
John 15:19
if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not -- but I chose out of the world -- because of this the world hateth you.
John 15:22-24
if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
Revelation 11:10
and those dwelling upon the land shall rejoice over them, and shall make merry, and gifts they shall send to one another, because these -- the two prophets -- did torment those dwelling upon the land.'