Amos 2:4
King James Version (KJV)
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
Translations
Amos 2:4 - Amplified Bible
Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Judah and for four [for multiplied delinquencies], I will not reverse the punishment of it {or} revoke My word concerning it, because they have despised {and} rejected the law of the Lord and have not kept His commandments, but their lies, after which their fathers have walked, caused them to err {and} go astray.
Amos 2:4 - American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk:
Amos 2:4 - Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Judah, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given up the law of the Lord, and have not kept his rules; and their false ways, in which their fathers went, have made them go out of the right way.
Amos 2:4 - Darby Bible
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have despised the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes; and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers walked.
Amos 2:4 - English Standard Version
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Amos 2:4 - King James Version
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
Amos 2:4 - La Biblia de las Americas
Asì dice el SEÑOR:
Por tres transgresiones de Judá, y por cuatro,
no revocaré su castigo,
porque desecharon la ley del SEÑOR
y no guardaron sus estatutos;
también les han hecho errar sus mentiras (O, falsos dioses),
tras las cuales anduvieron sus padres.
Amos 2:4 - The Message
God’s Message: "Because of the three great sins of Judah
—make that four—I’m not putting up with them any longer.
They rejected God’s revelation,
refused to keep my commands.
But they swallowed the same old lies
that got their ancestors onto dead-end roads.
For that, I’m burning down Judah,
burning down all the forts of Jerusalem."
Amos 2:4 - New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its {punishment,} Because they rejected the law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their lies also have led them astray, Those after which their fathers walked.
Amos 2:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Asì dice el SEÑOR:
"Por tres transgresiones de Judá, y por cuatro,
No revocaré su castigo,
Porque desecharon la ley del SEÑOR
Y no guardaron Sus estatutos;
También les han hecho errar sus mentiras,
Tras las cuales anduvieron sus padres.
Amos 2:4 - World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it; because they have rejected the law of Yahweh, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk:
Amos 2:4 - Young's Living Translation
Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, And for four, I do not reserve it, Because of their loathing the law of Jehovah, And His statutes they have not kept, And their lies do cause them to err, After which their fathers did walk,
Amos 2:4 - Additional Comments
Judah was the southern kingdom.
They are being reproved for despising the law of the Lord, and not obeying it. God promises to devour their palaces. This was fulfilled when Babylon, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, took Judah into captivity (2 Kings 24:10-12).
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