Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsTherefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
Therefore now they remove at the head of the captives, And turned aside is the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones.
Therefore shall they now go captive, with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentAmos — A herdsman of Tekoa sent north to Bethel — a shepherd-prophet preaching judgment on a prosperous, comfortable, oppressive society. ‘Let justice roll down.’
- Author
- Amos, a herdman of Tekoa in Judah, sent to Israel at Bethel (1:1, 7:14)
- Date
- c. 760–750 BC, during the reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel