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Amos 4:11–12

11  “I overthrew some of you,

das when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

and you were eas a brand2 plucked out of the burning;

uyet you did not return to me,”

declares the Lord.

12  “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;

because I will do this to you,

prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

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Amos 4:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 “I overthrew some of you

as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire,

yet you have not returned to me,”

declares the Lord.

12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,

and because I will do this to you, Israel,

prepare to meet your God.”

Amos 4:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

And ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning:

Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel:

And because I will do this unto thee,

Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Amos 4:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 “I destroyed some of your cities,

as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

Those of you who survived

were like charred sticks pulled from a fire.

But still you would not return to me,”

says the Lord.

12 “Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced.

Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!”

Amos 4:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 “I overthrew some of you,

As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning;

Yet you have not returned to Me,”

Says the Lord.

12 “Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel;

Because I will do this to you,

Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

Amos 4:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 “I destroyed some of you

as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

You were like a burning stick pulled from a fire,

but still you did not come back to me,” says the Lord.

12 “So this is what I will do to you, Israel;

because I will do this to you,

get ready to meet your God, Israel.”

Amos 4:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 I have overthrown cities among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Amos 4:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 I have overthrown among you, like God’s overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. 12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Amos 4:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 I destroyed some of you as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. 

You were like a burning log snatched from a fire. 

And you still didn’t return to me, declares the Lord

12 This is what I will do to you, Israel. 

Prepare to meet your God. 

This is what I will do to you, Israel! 

Amos 4:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 I overthrew some of you

as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

and you were like a burning stick

snatched from a fire,

yet you did not return to Me —

this is the Lord’s declaration.

12 Therefore, Israel, that is what I will do to you,

and since I will do that to you,

Israel, prepare to meet your God!

Amos 4:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 I overthrew some of you,

as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

and you were like a brand snatched from the fire;

yet you did not return to me,

says the Lord.

12 Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;

because I will do this to you,

prepare to meet your God, O Israel!

Amos 4:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 “I overthrew some of you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a stick snatched from the fire, and yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh. 12 “Therefore, thus I will do to you, O Israel. Because I will do this to you, O Israel, prepare to meet your God!

Amos 4:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 “I destroyed some of you,

just as I did Sodom and Gomorrah.

You were like a burning stick that was pulled out of the fire.

In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,”

announces the Lord.

12 “People of Israel, I will punish you.

Because I will do that to you,

prepare to meet your God!”

Amos 4:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 “I overthrew you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

And you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze;

Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.

12 Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;

Because I will do this to you,

Prepare to meet your God, O Israel.”


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