Amos 4:6

King James Version (KJV)

And 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.

Translations

Amos 4:6 - Amplified Bible

I also gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and want of bread in all your places; yet you did not return to Me, says the Lord.

Amos 4:6 - American Standard Version

And 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 Jehovah.

Amos 4:6 - Bible in Basic English

But in all your towns I have kept food from your teeth, and in all your places there has been need of bread: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.

Amos 4:6 - Darby Bible

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

Amos 4:6 - English Standard Version

"I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me," declares the Lord.

Amos 4:6 - King James Version

And 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.

Amos 4:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Yo también os he dado dientes limpios en todas vuestras ciudades,
y falta de pan en todos vuestros lugares;
pero os no habéis vuelto a mì -declara el SEÑOR.

Amos 4:6 - The Message

"You know, don’t you, that I’m the One
   who emptied your pantries and cleaned out your cupboards,
Who left you hungry and standing in bread lines?
   But you never got hungry for me. You continued to ignore me."
         God’s Decree.

Amos 4:6 - New American Standard Bible

"But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities And lack of bread in all your places, Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.

Amos 4:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Pero yo también los he puesto a diente limpio en todas sus ciudades,
Y a falta de pan en todos sus lugares.
Sin embargo, ustedes no se han vuelto a Mì," declara el SEÑOR.

Amos 4:6 - World English Bible

I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have you not returned to me, says Yahweh.

Amos 4:6 - Young's Living Translation

And I also -- I have given to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places, And ye have not turned back unto Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Amos 4:6 - Additional Comments

God does so many things to draw us nigh unto Him (KJV - Heb 7:19).
" In chapters 1-2 we saw how God was patient with sin 3, no 4 times. Then, God brought judgment.
" Here, God brought famine to draw them back to God.
" In verses 7 and 8, some He gave rain to, and some He did not.
" In verse 9 He caused various problems with their harvests.
" In verse 10, God sent a plague, and caused military failures.
" In verse 11, they lost battles in the manner of Sodom and Gomorrah.
All these things, and yet Israel did not return to God!
He does things, some we perceive as "good", and some we perceive as "bad", all for the purpose of Him drawing us to Himself. Israel ignored God's prodding. May we respond to God's prodding, and do what He loves - us drawing close to Him.
Otherwise, we have God's warning in verse 12 - "Prepare to meet you God!" We will notice God one way or another, sooner or later. We need to make a choice today for it to be on good terms, rather than what Israel had to face.

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