Amos 7:7
What does Amos 7:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 7:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949This is what he let me see: and I saw the Lord stationed by a wall made straight by a weighted line, and he had a weighted line in his hand.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thus hath He shewed me, and lo, the Lord is standing by a wall <FI>made according to<Fi> a plumb-line, and in His hand a plumb-line;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold the Lord was standing upon a plastered wall, and in his hand a mason's trowel.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thus did he shew unto me; and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
Context
v.6Jehovah repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
v.7This passage
v.8And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 11:1
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
- Revelation 21:15
And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
- Zechariah 2:1
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
- 2 Samuel 8:2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
- Isaiah 34:11
But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.
- Isaiah 28:17
And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
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