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Amos 1:6

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,u

even for four, I will not relent.v

Because she took captive whole communities

and sold them to Edom,w

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Amos 1:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Gaza,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because they carried into exile a whole people

to deliver them up to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Thus saith the Lord;

For three transgressions of Gaza,

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

Because they carried away captive the whole captivity,

To deliver them up to Edom:

Amos 1:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,

and I will not let them go unpunished!

They sent whole villages into exile,

selling them as slaves to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because they took captive the whole captivity

To deliver them up to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Gaza,

I will punish them.

They sold all the people of one area

as slaves to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

This is what the Lord says: 

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

I will not change my plans. 

The Philistines have taken all the people captive 

in order to hand them over to the Edomites. 

Amos 1:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Gaza

for three crimes, even four,

because they exiled a whole community,

handing them over to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Thus says the Lord:

For three transgressions of Gaza,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;

because they carried into exile entire communities,

to hand them over to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom!

Amos 1:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord says,

“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again.

So I will punish them.

They captured whole communities.

They sold them to Edom.

Amos 1:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of Gaza and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they deported an entire population

To deliver it up to Edom.


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