Amos 1:13
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1:13This is what the Lord says:
“Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes61—
make that four!62—I will not revoke my decree of judgment.63
They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women64
so they could expand their territory.
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- 61 Traditionally, “transgressions” (, , , ) or “sins” (). For an explanation of the atrocities outlined in this oracle as treaty violations of God’s mandate to Noah in Gen 9:5–7, see the note on the word “violations” in .
- 62 Heb “Because of three violations of the Ammonites, even because of four.” On the three … four style that introduces each of the judgment oracles of chaps. 1–2 see the note on the word “four” in .
- 63 Heb “I will not bring it [or “him”] back.” The translation understands the pronominal object to refer to the decree of judgment that follows; the referent (the decree) has been specified in the translation for clarity. For another option see the note on the word “judgment” in .
- 64 The Ammonites ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women in conjunction with a military invasion designed to expand their territory. Such atrocities, although repugnant, were not uncommon in ancient Near Eastern warfare.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have ripped open pregnant women in Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Ammon,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to enlarge their territory.
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NLTNew Living Translation
This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,
they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Ammon and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory!
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KJV 1900King James Version
Thus saith the Lord;
For three transgressions of the children of Ammon,
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
Because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead,
That they might enlarge their border:
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