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Israel Will Not Return

4Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan n on the Mountain of Samaria.

You take things from the poor

and crush people who are in need.

Then you command your husbands,

“Bring us something to drink!”

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Footnotes

  1. nBashan Amos compares the rich, lazy women of Samaria to well-fed cows from Bashan, a place known for its rich animal pastures.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,

who are on the mountain of Samaria,

who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,

who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,

you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy

and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan

who are on the hill of Samaria,

women who oppress the poor

and crush the needy,

who say to their husbands,

“Bring us something to drink.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Listen to me, you fat cows

living in Samaria,

you women who oppress the poor

and crush the needy,

and who are always calling to your husbands,

“Bring us another drink!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, “Bring something so that we may drink!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria,

Which oppress the poor, which crush the needy,

Which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.