3You put off the evil day and bring near a reign of terror.


In Context

1 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!

2 Go to Calneh and look at it; go from there to great Hamath, and then go down to Gath in Philistia. Are they better off than your two kingdoms? Is their land larger than yours?

3 You put off the evil day and bring near a reign of terror.

4 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.

5 You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.

Amos 6:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:3You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:3-ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3You that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;