2"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."


In Context

1 Hear this word the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel-against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:

2 "You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."

3 Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?

4 Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?

Amos 3:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2|You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2Only you I have known of all families of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.