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Amos 3:13–15

13  “Hear, zand testify against the house of Jacob,”

declares the Lord God, athe God of hosts,

14  “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions,

bI will punish the altars of Bethel,

and cthe horns of the altar shall be cut off

and fall to the ground.

15  dI will strike ethe winter house along with fthe summer house,

and gthe houses of ivory shall perish,

and the great houses3 shall come to an end,”

declares the Lord.

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Amos 3:13–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 “Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.

14 “On the day I punish Israel for her sins,

I will destroy the altars of Bethel;

the horns of the altar will be cut off

and fall to the ground.

15 I will tear down the winter house

along with the summer house;

the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed

and the mansions will be demolished,”

declares the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 Beth-el:

And the horns of the altar shall be cut off,

And fall to the ground.

15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house;

And the houses of ivory shall perish,

And the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 “Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,” says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

14 “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,

I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.

The horns of the altar will be cut off

and fall to the ground.

15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy—

their winter mansions and their summer houses, too—

all their palaces filled with ivory,”

says the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”

Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,

14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,

I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel;

And the horns of the altar shall be cut off

And fall to the ground.

15 I will destroy the winter house along with the summer house;

The houses of ivory shall perish,

And the great houses shall have an end,”

Says the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 “Listen and be witnesses against the family of Jacob,” says the Lord God, the God All-Powerful.

14 “When I punish Israel for their sins,

I will also destroy the altars at Bethel.

The corners of the altar will be cut off,

and they will fall to the ground.

15 I will tear down the winter house,

together with the summer house.

The houses decorated with ivory will be destroyed,

and the great houses will come to an end,” says the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts. 14 For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth-el; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 15 And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.

Amos 3:13–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts, 14 that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 15 And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.

Amos 3:13–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 Listen, and testify against the descendants of Jacob, 

declares the Almighty Lord, the God of Armies. 

14 On the day I punish Israel for its disobedience, 

I will also destroy the altars at Bethel. 

The horns of the altar will be cut off and will fall to the ground. 

15 I will tear down winter houses as well as summer houses. 

Houses ⸤decorated⸥ with ivory will be destroyed. 

Mansions will be demolished, declares the Lord

Amos 3:13–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 Listen and testify against the house of Jacob—

this is the declaration of the Lord God,

the God of Hosts.

14 I will punish the altars of Bethel

on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;

the horns of the altar will be cut off

and fall to the ground.

15 I will demolish the winter house

and the summer house;

the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed,

and the great houses will come to an end.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Amos 3:13–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,

says the Lord God, the God of hosts:

14 On the day I punish Israel for its transgressions,

I will punish the altars of Bethel,

and the horns of the altar shall be cut off

and fall to the ground.

15 I will tear down the winter house as well as the summer house;

and the houses of ivory shall perish,

and the great houses shall come to an end,

says the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 “Listen and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts. 14 “For on the day I punish Israel for its transgression, I will also punish the altars of Bethel and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. 15 I will ruin the winter house as well as the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares Yahweh.

Amos 3:13–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 “Listen to me,” announces the Lord. “Witness against the people of Jacob,” says the Lord God who rules over all.

14 “I will punish Israel for their sins.

When I do, I will destroy their altars at Bethel.

The horns that stick out from the upper corners

of their main altar will be cut off.

They will fall to the ground.

15 I will tear their winter houses down.

I will also pull down their summer houses.

The houses they have decorated with ivory will be destroyed.

And their princely houses will be torn down,”

announces the Lord.

Amos 3:13–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”

Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.

14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,

I will also punish the altars of Bethel;

The horns of the altar will be cut off

And they will fall to the ground.

15 “I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house;

The houses of ivory will also perish

And the great houses will come to an end,”

Declares the Lord.


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