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Amos 3:1–2

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God’s Reasons for Punishing Israel

3Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt: u

2I have known only you v

out of all the clans of the earth;

therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. w

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Cross references

  1. u3:1 Am 2:10
  2. v3:2 Ex 19:5–6; Dt 4:32–37
  3. w3:2 Jr 14:10; Ezk 20:36; Dn 9:12

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

“You only have I known

of all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your iniquities.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:

“You only have I chosen

of all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your sins.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:

I have known only you

out of all the clans of the earth;

therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

NLTNew Living Translation

Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:

“From among all the families on the earth,

I have been intimate with you alone.

That is why I must punish you

for all your sins.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole clan that I brought up from the land of Egypt: “You only have I chosen of all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel,

Against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

You only have I known of all the families of the earth:

Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.