Amos 4:3
What does Amos 4:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 4:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And you will go out through the broken places, every one going straight before her, and you will be sent into Harmon, says the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And <FI>by<Fi> breaches ye go forth, A woman <FI>at that<Fi> over-against her, And ye have cast down the high place, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and ye shall go out by the breaches, every one straight before her, and ye shall be cast out to Harmon, saith Jehovah.
Context
v.2The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
v.3This passage
v.4Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes every three days;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
- 2 Kings 25:4
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
- Isaiah 31:7
For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
- Ezekiel 12:12
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.
- 2 Kings 7:7
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
- 2 Kings 7:15
And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
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