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Amos 5:17

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And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

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Amos 5:17 in other translations

In all vineyards there will be wailing;
for I will pass through the middle of you,” says Yahweh.

Amos 5:17 · World English Bible

Amos 5:17 in context

  1. 15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
  2. 16Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
  3. 17And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
  4. 18Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
  5. 19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.