Amos 5:16
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King James Version (modern wording)
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, says thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:16 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
Amos 5:16 (BSB)
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What does Amos 5:16 say?
Amos 5:16 in modern King James wording reads: "Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, says thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing."
Where is Amos 5:16 found in the Bible?
Amos 5:16 is verse 16 of chapter 5 of the book of Amos, in the Old Testament. Amos has 9 chapters.
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