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Berean Standard Bible

““Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,”declares the LORD.”

Amos 4:11

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Study note

Amos lists a series of disasters God sent on Israel to bring them back, each followed by the refrain that they did not return to him. This verse is the last in the series.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,”declares the LORD.

World English Bible (WEB)

“I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

King James Version (KJV)

I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I have overthrown [cities] among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I have sent destruction among you, as when God sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick pulled out of the fire: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Trastornéos, como cuando Dios trastornó á Sodoma y á Gomorra, y fuisteis como tizón escapado del fuego: mas no os tornasteis á mí, dice Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Les destruí algunas de sus ciudades, como lo hice con Sodoma y Gomorra; las que quedan son sólo como tizones arrebatados del fuego. Pero no sirvió de nada, pues ni siquiera por ello ustedes acudieron a mí para que los ayudara. Lo ha dicho el Señor.

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