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Amos 9

15 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .

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I saw the Lord standing beside the altar , and he said, "Strike the tops of the pillars , that the thresholds may shake ; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape .
I saw the LORD standing upon the altar : and he said, Smite the lintel of the door , that the posts may shake : and cut them in the head , all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered .
Though they dig into Sheol , there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down .
Though they dig into hell , thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down :
Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there ; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them .
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence ; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them :
Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them . I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them : and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
For the Lord , Yahweh of Hosts , is he who touches the land and it melts , and all who dwell in it will mourn ; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again , like the River of Egypt.
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land , and it shall melt , and all that dwell therein shall mourn : and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned , as by the flood of Egypt.
It is he who builds his chambers in the heavens , and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth ; Yahweh is his name.
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven , and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth : The LORD is his name.
Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel? " says Yahweh . "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt , and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD . Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt ? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, " says Yahweh .
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD .
" For, behold , I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth.
For, lo , I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ' Evil won't overtake nor meet us. '
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen, and close up its breaches , and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old ;
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old :
that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations who are called by my name, " says Yahweh who does this.
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
" Behold, the days come, " says Yahweh , " That the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the one treading grapes him who sows seed; And sweet wine will drip from the mountains, And flow from the hills.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD , that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine , and all the hills shall melt .
I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, And they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, And eat the fruit of them.
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
I will plant them on their land, And they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, " says Yahweh your God.
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

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