Amos 5:16
“Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Amos 5:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Therefore 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Darum spricht Jehova, der Gott der Heerscharen, der Herr, also: Auf allen Plätzen Wehklage! Und auf allen Gassen wird man sagen: Wehe, wehe! Und man wird den Ackersmann zur Trauer rufen, und die des Klageliedes Kundigen zur Wehklage;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová Dios de los ejércitos, el Señor: En todas las plazas habrá llanto, y en todas las calles dirán, ¡Ay! ¡ay! y al labrador llamarán á lloro, y á endecha á los que endechar supieren.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto assim diz o SENHOR Deus dos exércitos, o Senhor: Em todas as praças haverá pranto, e em todas as ruas dirão: Ai! ai! E chamarão o lavrador ao choro, e os que sabem prantear ao lamento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Portanto, assim diz Yahweh, o Deus dos Exércitos, o Senhor: "Haverá lamento em todas as praças, e eles dirão em todas as estradas, 'Ai de nós!' Eles chamarão os fazendeiros para o luto e os enlutados para lamentar.
📖 Amos 5:16 in Context
14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
16Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
18Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
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