Amos 1:11–12
“For three transgressions of aEdom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he bpursued his brother with the sword,
While he 1stifled his compassion;
His anger also ctore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
12 “So I will send fire upon aTeman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
Amos 1:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Edom,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword
and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,
12 I will send fire on Teman
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”
Amos 1:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he pursued his brother with the sword
and cast off all pity,
and his anger tore perpetually,
and he kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send a fire upon Teman,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.”
Amos 1:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of Edom,
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
Because he did pursue his brother with the sword,
And did cast off all pity,
And his anger did tear perpetually,
And he kept his wrath for ever:
12 But I will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Edom have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,
showing them no mercy.
In their rage, they slashed them continually
and were unrelenting in their anger.
12 So I will send down fire on Teman,
and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”
Amos 1:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his brother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
12 But I will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
Amos 1:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes of Edom,
I will punish them.
They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword,
showing them no mercy.
They were angry all the time
and kept on being very angry.
12 So I will send fire on the city of Teman
that will even destroy the strong buildings of Bozrah.”
Amos 1:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever. 12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity; and his anger did tear continually, and he kept his wrath for ever. 12 And I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 This is what the Lord says:
Because Edom has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime,
I will not change my plans.
The Edomites pursued their relatives with swords.
They refused to show any compassion to them.
Their anger was unstoppable.
They refused to control their fury.
12 I will send a fire on Teman
and burn down the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Edom
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
12 Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.
Amos 1:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because he pursued his brother with the sword
and cast off all pity;
he maintained his anger perpetually,
and kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send a fire on Teman,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.
Amos 1:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword! He stifled his compassion and his anger tore them apart continually, and he kept his rage forever. 12 So I will send a fire against Teman and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Bozrah.”
Amos 1:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 The Lord says,
“The people of Edom have sinned again and again.
So I will punish them.
They chased Israel with swords
that were ready to strike them down.
They did not show them any pity.
They were angry all the time.
Their anger blazed out.
It could not be stopped.
12 So I will send fire to destroy the city of Teman.
It will burn up Bozrah’s forts.”