Amos 3:13 “Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, th…”

Amos 3:13

Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

World English Bible

“Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.

American Standard Version

Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.

Geneva Bible 1599

Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes.

Darby Translation

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,

Young's Literal Translation

Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Bible in Basic English

Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;

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Cross references

“and testify”

Deuteronomy 8:19 2 Kings 17:13 2 Kings 17:15 2 Chronicles 24:19 Acts 2:40 Acts 20:21

Deuteronomy 8:19 · BSB

If 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.

2 Kings 17:13 · BSB

Yet 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 delivered…

2 Kings 17:15 · BSB

They 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 became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that…

2 Chronicles 24:19 · BSB

Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.

Acts 2:40 · BSB

With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”

Acts 20:21 · BSB

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

“the Lord”

Amos 5:27 Joshua 22:22 Isaiah 1:24

Amos 5:27 · BSB

Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.

Joshua 22:22 · BSB

“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.

Isaiah 1:24 · BSB

Therefore 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.

Also

Ezekiel 2:7

Ezekiel 2:7 · BSB

But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

14On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

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