13Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.


In Context

10 They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.

11 Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

12 For I have known — many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

13 Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with you, as ye said.

15 Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent man keeps quiet in such times, for the times are evil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence at that time, for it is an evil time.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.