Amos 4 (KJV)

13 verses · King James Version · Formal equivalence (word-for-word)

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Amos Chapter 4 contains 13 verses and is presented here in the King James Version (KJV), which uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 9 chapters in Amos.

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1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

2The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks .

3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. <sup>cast: or, cast away the things of the palace</sup>

4Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years: <sup>three: Heb. three years of days</sup>

5And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. <sup>offer: Heb. offer by burning</sup> <sup>this: Heb. so ye love</sup>

6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

7And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

8So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. <sup>when: or, the multitude of your gardens, etc. did the palmerworm</sup>

10I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. <sup>after: or, in the way</sup> <sup>and have: Heb. with the captivity of your horses</sup>

11I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name. <sup>wind: or, spirit</sup>

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About This Translation

What is Amos 4 in the KJV?

Amos 4 in the King James Version (KJV) contains 13 verses. The KJV uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach, first published in 1611.

How does the KJV translate Amos 4 differently?

The King James Version uses formal equivalence (word-for-word), preserving the classic English of 1611. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Amos 4 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Amos 4 (KJV)?

Amos Chapter 4 contains 13 verses in the King James Version. The book of Amos has 9 chapters total.

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