Parallel Verses
King James Version
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
New American Standard Bible
Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.
Holman Bible
this is the declaration of the Lord God,
the God of Hosts.
International Standard Version
"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord GOD, the God of the Heavenly Armies,
A Conservative Version
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, says lord LORD, the God of hosts.
American Standard Version
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.
Amplified
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord God, 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;
Darby Translation
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,
Julia Smith Translation
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord Jehovah, God of armies.
King James 2000
Hear you, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord GOD, {} the God of hosts,
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," {declares} my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
Modern King James verseion
Hear and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord Jehovah, the God of Hosts,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hear, and bear record in the house of Jacob,' sayeth the LORD God of hosts.
NET Bible
Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking!
New Heart English Bible
"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
Hear ye and bear witness, throughout the house of Jacob, - Commandeth My Lord, Yahweh, God of hosts:
Webster
Hear ye, and testify in 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 Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Guilt And Punishment
12 Thus 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. 13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, 14 That 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.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:19
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
Deuteronomy 30:18-19
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
Joshua 22:22
The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
2 Kings 17:13
Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
2 Kings 17:15
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
2 Chronicles 24:19
Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
Isaiah 1:24
Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
Ezekiel 2:7
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Amos 5:27
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
Acts 2:40
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Acts 18:5-6
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
Acts 20:21
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:17
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
1 Thessalonians 4:6
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.