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Berean Standard Bible

“This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.”

Amos 7:1

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Study note

Chapters 7-9 contain a series of five visions. In the first, the Lord shows Amos a swarm of locusts being formed just as the late crop was beginning to sprout, after the portion cut for the king had been harvested.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.

World English Bible (WEB)

Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s harvest.

King James Version (KJV)

Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king`s mowings.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is what the Lord God let me see: and I saw that, when the growth of the late grass was starting, he made locusts; it was the late growth after the king's cutting was done.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ASÍ me ha mostrado el Señor Jehová: y he aquí, él criaba langostas al principio que comenzaba á crecer el heno tardío; y he aquí, era el heno tardío después de las siegas del rey.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esto es lo que Dios el Señor me mostró en una visión: Él estaba preparando un vasto enjambre de langostas para destruir toda la cosecha que le pertenecía al pueblo. La primera cosecha, que era para el rey, ya se la habían entregado a él.

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