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Amos 1:9

The People of Phoenicia

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Tyre,

I will punish them.

They sold all the people of one area

as slaves to Edom,

and they forgot the agreement among relatives they had made with Israel.

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Amos 1:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,

even for four, I will not relent.

Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,

disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,

Amos 1:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Tyre,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,

and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

Amos 1:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Thus saith the Lord;

For three transgressions of Tyrus,

And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;

Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,

And remembered not the brotherly covenant:

Amos 1:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,

and I will not let them go unpunished!

They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,

selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.

Amos 1:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,

And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

Amos 1:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.

Amos 1:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.

Amos 1:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

This is what the Lord says: 

Because Tyre has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, 

I will not change my plans. 

The Tyrians have handed all the people over to the Edomites. 

The Tyrians didn’t remember their treaty with their relatives. 

Amos 1:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre

for three crimes, even four,

because they handed over

a whole community of exiles to Edom

and broke a treaty of brotherhood.

Amos 1:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Thus says the Lord:

For three transgressions of Tyre,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;

because they delivered entire communities over to Edom,

and did not remember the covenant of kinship.

Amos 1:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole community to Edom and they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood!

Amos 1:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord says,

“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again.

So I will punish them.

They captured whole communities.

They sold them to Edom.

They did not honor the treaty

of friendship they had made.

Amos 1:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of Tyre and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom

And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.


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