Amos 4:3

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“You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And <FI>by<Fi> breaches ye go forth, A woman <FI>at that<Fi> over-against her, And ye have cast down the high place, An affirmation of Jehovah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Amos 4:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 7:7Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.
  2. 2 Kings 7:15And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
  3. 2 Kings 25:4Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
  4. Isaiah 2:20In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.
  5. Isaiah 31:7For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
  6. Ezekiel 12:5As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.
  7. Ezekiel 12:12And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
  8. Amos 6:7Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
  9. Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
  10. Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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