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Amos 3:1–2

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All the Tribes Are Guilty

1Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire 1afamily which 2He brought up from the land of Egypt:

2“aYou only have I 1chosen among all the families of the earth;

Therefore I will 2bpunish you for all your iniquities.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1I.e. nation
  2. 2Lit I
  3. 1Lit known
  4. 2Lit visit

Cross references

  1. aJer 8:3; 13:11
  2. aGen 18:19; Ex 19:5, 6; Deut 4:32–37; 7:6
  3. bJer 14:10; Ezek 20:36; Dan 9:12; Rom 2:9

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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.