Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.” New Living Translation “From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.” English Standard Version “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. Berean Standard Bible “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” King James Bible You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. New King James Version “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” New American Standard Bible “You only have I known among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your wrongdoing.” NASB 1995 “You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” NASB 1977 “You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.” Legacy Standard Bible “You only have I known among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” Amplified Bible “I have known [chosen, cared for, and loved] only you of all the families of the earth; Therefore I shall punish you for all your wickedness.” Christian Standard Bible I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. Holman Christian Standard Bible I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. American Standard Version You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. Aramaic Bible in Plain English ”You only I have known of all the nations and of all the families of the Earth; because of this I shall adjudge for you all your offenses Brenton Septuagint Translation You especially have I known out of all the families of the earth: therefore will I take vengeance upon you for all your sins. Contemporary English Version Of all nations on earth, you are the only one I have chosen. That's why I will punish you because of your sins. Douay-Rheims Bible You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities. English Revised Version You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. GOD'S WORD® Translation Out of all the families on earth, I have known no one else but you. That is why I am going to punish you for all your sins. Good News Translation "Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must punish you for them." International Standard Version You alone have I known from among all of the families of mankind; therefore I will hold you accountable for all your iniquities.'" JPS Tanakh 1917 You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. Literal Standard Version “Only you have I known of all families of the earth, | Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.” Majority Standard Bible “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” New American Bible You alone I have known, among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. NET Bible "I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins." New Revised Standard Version You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. New Heart English Bible "You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins." Webster's Bible Translation You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. World English Bible “I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.” Young's Literal Translation Only you I have known of all families of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Witnesses Against Israel1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: 2“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” 3Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?… Cross References Romans 2:9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek; 1 Corinthians 8:3 But the one who loves God is known by God. 1 Peter 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised." Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations--for the whole earth is Mine. Exodus 19:6 And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites." Deuteronomy 4:32 Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported? Treasury of Scripture You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. only. Exodus 19:5,6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: … Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 10:15 Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. all. Genesis 10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. Jeremiah 1:15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate. therefore. Ezekiel 9:6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. Ezekiel 20:36-38 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD… Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. punish. Jeremiah 9:25 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; Jeremiah 11:22 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: Jeremiah 13:21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? Jump to Previous Care Charge Chosen Earth Families Iniquities Punish Punishment Reason Sins VisitJump to Next Care Charge Chosen Earth Families Iniquities Punish Punishment Reason Sins VisitAmos 3 1. The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.9. The publication of it, with the causes thereof. (2) Known.--The knowledge of God is love. There was special knowledge and intimacy between God and Israel. Upon such knowledge followed advantages and privileges innumerable. Therefore I will . . .--This may mean, in proportion to your privileges will be your doom--but more probably that this intimacy of knowledge is the ground of gracious chastisement. For nation or man to be allowed to go on in sin without rebuke is the greatest curse that can befall it or him. Verse 2. - Have I known; i.e. loved, acknowledged, chosen. So in Hosea 13:5 God says. "I knew thee in the wilderness;" and St. Paul (2 Timothy 2:19), "The Lord knoweth them that are his" (comp. Nahum 1:7). The peculiar relation in which God allowed Israel to stand to him is much dwelt upon (see Deuteronomy 4:8, 20; Deuteronomy 14:2; 2 Samuel 7:23; 1 Chronicles 17:21). Therefore I will punish you; literally, visit upon you. They must not presume upon their privileges; the retention of God's favour depended upon obedience to his Word (Exodus 19:5): the nearer they were brought to God, the greater their guilt if they fell from him. Unlike the nations denounced in the former chapters, Israel had sinned against light and knowledge and love, therefore the sentence on her must be heavier (comp. Ezekiel 9:6; Luke 12:47; 1 Peter 4:17).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Youאֶתְכֶ֣ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case only רַ֚ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless have I known יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know from all מִכֹּ֖ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the clans מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת (miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people of the earth; הָאֲדָמָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against I will punish אֶפְקֹ֣ד (’ep̄·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit you for all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your iniquities. עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ (‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity Links Amos 3:2 NIVAmos 3:2 NLT Amos 3:2 ESV Amos 3:2 NASB Amos 3:2 KJV Amos 3:2 BibleApps.com Amos 3:2 Biblia Paralela Amos 3:2 Chinese Bible Amos 3:2 French Bible Amos 3:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 3:2 You only have I chosen of all (Amo. 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