Amos 6:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
For the LORD has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits.

New Living Translation
When the LORD gives the command, homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces.

English Standard Version
For behold, the LORD commands, and the great house shall be struck down into fragments, and the little house into bits.

Berean Study Bible
For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”

New American Standard Bible
For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.

NASB 1995
For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

NASB 1977
For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

Amplified Bible
For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

Christian Standard Bible
For the LORD commands: The large house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the LORD commands: The large house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.

Contemporary English Version
At the LORD's command, houses great and small will be smashed to pieces.

Good News Translation
When the LORD gives the command, houses large and small will be smashed to pieces.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD is going to give the command to level big houses and flatten little houses.

International Standard Version
For indeed, the LORD is giving the command— and he will smash the large house to rubble and the small house into bits.

NET Bible
Indeed, look! The LORD is giving the command. He will smash the large house to bits, and the small house into little pieces.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

New King James Version
For behold, the LORD gives a command: He will break the great house into bits, And the little house into pieces.

King James 2000 Bible
For, behold, the LORD commands, and he will strike the great house into pieces, and the little house into bits.

New Heart English Bible
"For, look, the LORD commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.

World English Bible
"For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.

American King James Version
For, behold, the LORD commands, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

American Standard Version
For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

A Faithful Version
For, behold, the LORD commands, and He will strike the great house into pieces, and the little house into cracks.

Darby Bible Translation
For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

English Revised Version
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Webster's Bible Translation
For behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the litle house with clefts.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For behold the Lord commaundeth, and he will smyte the great house with breaches, & the litle houses with cleftes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Beholde, the LORDE is mynded to smyte the greate houses, so that they shall decaye: ad the litle houses, that they shall cleue a sunder.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For behold, YHWH is commanding, "" And He has struck the great house [with] breaches, "" And the little house [with] clefts.

Young's Literal Translation
For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house with breaches, And the little house with clefts.

Smith's Literal Translation
For behold, Jehovah commands, and he struck the great house with breaches, and the small house with clefts.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For behold, the Lord has commanded, and he will strike the greater house with catastrophes, and the lesser house with divisions.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because, behold, LORD JEHOVAH shall go out and he shall strike the great house and he shall shake it and the little house, and he shall empty it

Lamsa Bible
For, behold, the LORD will go forth and he will smite the great house and cause it to quiver, and the little house will he make desolate.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, And the great house shall be smitten into splinters, And the little house into chips.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For, behold, the Lord commands, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with rents.
















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