17In all vineyards there will be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of you,| says Yahweh.


In Context

14 Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.

15 Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.|

16 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, the Lord: |Wailing will be in all the broad ways; and they will say in all the streets, 'Alas! Alas!' and they will call the farmer to mourning, and those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.

17 In all vineyards there will be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of you,| says Yahweh.

18 |Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light.

19 As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.

Amos 5:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards [shall be] wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst," says the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards there shall be wailing: because I will pass through in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards is lamentation, For I pass into thy midst, said Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through you, said the LORD.