Amos 1:6–7
Amos 1:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Gaza,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
Amos 1:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Gaza,
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
Because they carried away captive the whole captivity,
To deliver them up to Edom:
7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,
Which shall devour the palaces thereof:
Amos 1:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.
7 So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
Amos 1:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
7 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
Which shall devour its palaces.
Amos 1:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes of Gaza,
I will punish them.
They sold all the people of one area
as slaves to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza
that will destroy the city’s strong buildings.
Amos 1:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom. 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amos 1:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom. 7 And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amos 1:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 This is what the Lord says:
Because Gaza has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime,
I will not change my plans.
The Philistines have taken all the people captive
in order to hand them over to the Edomites.
7 I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza
and burn down its palaces.
Amos 1:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Gaza
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
7 Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
Amos 1:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because they carried into exile entire communities,
to hand them over to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,
fire that shall devour its strongholds.
Amos 1:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom! 7 So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.
Amos 1:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 The Lord says,
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again.
So I will punish them.
They captured whole communities.
They sold them to Edom.
7 So I will send fire to destroy the walls of Gaza.
It will burn up its forts.
Amos 1:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Gaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
To deliver it up to Edom.
7 “So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.