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Amos 5:7–8
7 nYe who turn judgment to owormwood,
And pleave off righteousness in the earth,
8 Seek him that maketh qthe seven stars and qrOrion,
And sturneth tthe shadow of death into the morning,
And uwmaketh the day dark with night:
vThat calleth for the waters of the sea,
vAnd poureth them out upon the face of the earth:
n | See ch. 6:12. |
o | |
p | Rather as Isai. 28:2. |
q | |
q | |
r | So Isai. 13:10. |
s | |
t | See Job 3:5. |
u | ch. 8:9. So Ps. 104:20. Jer. 13:16. See Ps. 139:12 marg. |
w | See ch. 4:13. |
v | ch. 9:6. |
v | ch. 9:6. |
v | ch. 9:6. |
w | See ch. 4:13. |
Amos 5:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 There are those who turn justice into bitterness
and cast righteousness to the ground.
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who turns midnight into dawn
and darkens day into night,
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name.
Amos 5:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 O you who turn justice to wormwood
and cast down righteousness to the earth!
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns deep darkness into the morning
and darkens the day into night,
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
the Lord is his name;
Amos 5:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed.
You treat the righteous like dirt.
8 It is the Lord who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
Amos 5:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 You who turn justice to wormwood,
And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”
8 He made the Pleiades and Orion;
He turns the shadow of death into morning
And makes the day dark as night;
He calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
The Lord is His name.
Amos 5:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 You turn justice upside down,
and you throw on the ground what is right.
8 God is the one who made the star groups Pleiades and Orion;
he changes darkness into the morning light,
and the day into dark night.
He calls for the waters of the sea
to pour out on the earth.
The Lord is his name.
Amos 5:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, 8 seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);
Amos 5:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, 8 seek him that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.
Amos 5:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 You, Israel, turn justice into poison
and throw righteousness on the ground.
8 God made the ⸤constellations⸥ Pleiades and Orion.
He turns deep darkness into dawn.
He turns day into night.
He calls for water from the sea
to pour it over the face of the earth.
His name is the Lord.
Amos 5:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 Those who turn justice into wormwood
throw righteousness to the ground.
8 The One who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who turns darkness into dawn
and darkens day into night,
who summons the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the earth —
Yahweh is His name.
Amos 5:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood,
and bring righteousness to the ground!
8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns deep darkness into the morning,
and darkens the day into night,
who calls for the waters of the sea,
and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
the Lord is his name,
Amos 5:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 Ah, you who turn justice into wormwood and hurl righteousness to the ground! 8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name!
Amos 5:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 You turn what is fair into something bitter.
What is right you throw down to the ground.
8 The Lord made the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into sunrise.
He makes the day fade into night.
He sends for the waters in the clouds.
Then he pours them out on the surface of the land.
His name is The Lord.
Amos 5:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 For those who turn justice into wormwood
And cast righteousness down to the earth.”
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion
And changes deep darkness into morning,
Who also darkens day into night,
Who calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The Lord is His name.
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