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Witnesses against Israel

Amos 3:13

In 11 translations

BSB
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
KJV
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
WEB
“Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.
ASV
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.
LSV
Hear and testify to the house of Jacob,” || A declaration of Lord YHWH, God of Hosts.
YLT
Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.
DBY
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,Elohim
DRC
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts:
GNV
Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes.
JPS
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
LXXE
Hear, O ye priests, and testify to the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God Almighty.

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Original-language editions

WLC
שִׁמְע֥וּ וְהָעִ֖ידוּ בְּבֵ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃
LXX-Br
Ἰερεῖς ἀκούσατε, καὶ ἐπιμαρτύρασθε τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰακὼβ, λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ.

Who and where

👤 God👤 Jacob (Israel)◆ Prophecies of Amos

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
  • 2 Chronicles 24:19Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen.
  • 2 Kings 17:13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and…
  • Isaiah 1:24Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
  • 2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations…
  • Amos 5:27Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.
  • Acts 2:40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  • Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Ezekiel 2:7But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  • Joshua 22:22“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
  • Acts 18:5–6And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told…
  • Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
  • Deuteronomy 8:19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
  • Deuteronomy 30:18–19I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before…

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