Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away from him; because they ripped up the women with child of the Galaadites, that they might widen their coasts.
GNV
Amos 1:13
Thus sayth ye Lord, For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they haue ript vp the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
Parallel Translations
Thus says the Lord; For three sins of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away from him; because they ripped up the women with child of the Galaadites, that they might widen their coasts.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
Cross References
Hosea 13:16Ezekiel 25:2–7Jeremiah 49:1–6Zephaniah 2:8–9Isaiah 5:8Ezekiel 35:10Habakkuk 2:5–61 Samuel 11:1–2Nehemiah 4:7–23Ezekiel 21:282 Kings 24:2Judges 11:15–28Nehemiah 2:19Amos 1:32 Chronicles 20:10
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