Amos 5:16
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Translations
Amos 5:16 - Amplified Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord: There shall be wailing in all the broad ways, and in all the streets they shall say, Alas! Alas! And they shall call the farmers to mourning and such as are skilled in lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 - American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 - Bible in Basic English
So these are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the Lord: There will be weeping in all the open spaces; and in all the streets they will say, Sorrow! sorrow! and they will get in the farmer to the weeping, and the makers of sad songs to give cries of grief.
Amos 5:16 - Darby Bible
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 - English Standard Version
Therefore thus says the
Amos 5:16 - King James Version
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 - La Biblia de las Americas
Por tanto, asì dice el SEÑOR, el Señor Dios de los ejércitos:
En todas las plazas hay llanto,
y en todas las calles dicen: ¡Ay! ¡Ay!
Llaman a duelo al labrador,
y a lamentaciòn a los que saben plañir.
Amos 5:16 - The Message
Now again, my Master’s Message, God, God-of-the-Angel-Armies: "Go out into the streets and lament loudly!
Fill the malls and shops with cries of doom!
Weep loudly, ’Not me! Not us, Not now!’
Empty offices, stores, factories, workplaces.
Enlist everyone in the general lament.
I want to hear it loud and clear when I make my visit."
God’s Decree.
Amos 5:16 - New American Standard Bible
Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, the Lord, "There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, `Alas! Alas!' They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation.
Amos 5:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Por tanto, asì dice el SEÑOR, el Señor Dios de los ejércitos:
"En todas las plazas hay llanto,
Y en todas las calles dicen: '¡Ay! ¡Ay!'
Llaman a duelo al labrador,
Y a lamentaciòn a los llorones profesionales.
Amos 5:16 - World English Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skillful in lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 - Young's Living Translation
Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, the Lord, In all broad places [is] lamentation, And in all out-places they say, `Alas, alas,` And called the husbandman to mourning, And to lamentation the skilful of wailing.
Amos 5:16 - Additional Comments
The results of disobedience and ignoring God and His righteousness can only result in grief.
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