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Amos 5:25–27

25 r“Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 26 sYou tshall take up Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god—your images that you made for yourselves, 27 uand I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is gthe God of hosts.

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Amos 5:25–27 — The New International Version (NIV)

25 “Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings

forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?

26 You have lifted up the shrine of your king,

the pedestal of your idols,

the star of your god—

which you made for yourselves.

27 Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,”

says the Lord, whose name is God Almighty.

Amos 5:25–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images,

The star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,

Saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

Amos 5:25–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

25 “Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, Israel? 26 No, you served your pagan gods—Sakkuth your king god and Kaiwan your star god—the images you made for yourselves. 27 So I will send you into exile, to a land east of Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the God of Heaven’s Armies.

Amos 5:25–27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

25 “Did you offer Me sacrifices and offerings

In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26 You also carried Sikkuth your king

And Chiun, your idols,

The star of your gods,

Which you made for yourselves.

27 Therefore I will send you into captivity beyond Damascus,”

Says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.

Amos 5:25–27 — New Century Version (NCV)

25 “People of Israel, you did not bring me sacrifices and offerings

while you traveled in the desert for forty years.

26 You have carried with you

your king, the god Sakkuth,

and Kaiwan your idol,

and the star gods you have made.

27 So I will send you away as captives beyond Damascus,”

says the Lord, whose name is the God All-Powerful.

Amos 5:25–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26 Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

Amos 5:25–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye had made to yourselves; 27 and I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

Amos 5:25–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings 

in the desert for 40 years, nation of Israel? 

26 You carried along the statues of ⸤the god⸥ Sikkuth as your king 

and the star Kiyyun, 

the gods you made for yourselves. 

27 I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, 

says the Lord, whose name is the God of Armies. 

Amos 5:25–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

25 “House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to Me during the 40 years in the wilderness? 26 But you have taken up Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, images you have made for yourselves. 27 So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.” Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is His name. He has spoken.

Amos 5:25–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

25 Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 26 You shall take up Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwan your star-god, your images, which you made for yourselves; 27 therefore I will take you into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.

Amos 5:25–27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

25 Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings those forty years in the desert, O house of Israel? 26 And you will take up Sikkuth, your king, and Kaiwan, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves. 27 And I will deport you beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh—the God of hosts is his name.

Amos 5:25–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

25 “People of Israel, did you bring me sacrifices and offerings

for 40 years in the desert?

26 Yes. But you have honored the place

where your king worshiped other gods.

You have carried the stands

the statues of your gods were on.

You have lifted up the banners

of the stars you worship as gods.

You made all of those things for yourselves.

27 So I will send you away

as prisoners beyond Damascus,”

says the Lord.

His name is God Who Rules Over All.

Amos 5:25–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

25 “Did you present Me with sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel?

26 “You also carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves.

27 “Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.


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