Amos 3:13
New International Version
“Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.

New Living Translation
“Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,” says the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.

English Standard Version
“Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

Berean Standard Bible
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

King James Bible
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

New King James Version
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

New American Standard Bible
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Declares the Lord GOD, the God of armies.

NASB 1995
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.

NASB 1977
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.

Legacy Standard Bible
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.

Amplified Bible
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

Christian Standard Bible
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob — this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob— this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

American Standard Version
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD God All-Powerful told me to speak this message against Jacob's descendants:

English Revised Version
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Listen, and testify against the descendants of Jacob, declares the Almighty LORD, the God of Armies.

Good News Translation
Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign LORD Almighty.

International Standard Version
"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord GOD, the God of the Heavenly Armies,

Majority Standard Bible
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

NET Bible
Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking!

New Heart English Bible
"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

World English Bible
“Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Hear and testify to the house of Jacob,” "" A declaration of Lord YHWH, God of Hosts.

Young's Literal Translation
Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Smith's Literal Translation
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord Jehovah, God of armies.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Listen and give testimony in the house of Jacob, says the Lord God of hosts:

New American Bible
Hear and bear witness against the house of Jacob— an oracle of the Lord GOD, the God of hosts:

New Revised Standard Version
Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Hear, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the LORD God, the God of hosts of Israel,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Hear and testify in the house of Yaqob, says The Lord of Lords, the Almighty God of Israel
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, Saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Hear, O ye priests, and testify to the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God Almighty.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Witnesses Against Israel
12This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch. 13Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts. 14On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.…

Cross References
Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.

Micah 1:2
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Psalm 50:4
He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:

Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

Isaiah 34:1
Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.

Jeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!

Ezekiel 6:3
You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

Joel 1:2
Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?

Matthew 11:15
He who has ears, let him hear.

Revelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

Mark 4:9
Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Luke 8:8
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Acts 13:16
Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!


Treasury of Scripture

Hear you, and testify in the house of Jacob, said the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

and testify.

Deuteronomy 8:19
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Deuteronomy 30:18,19
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it…

2 Kings 17:13,15
Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets…

the Lord.

Amos 5:27
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

Joshua 22:22
The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)

Isaiah 1:24
Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

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Amos 3
1. The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.
9. The publication of it, with the causes thereof.














Hear and testify against the house of Jacob
The phrase begins with "Hear," which in Hebrew is "שְׁמַע" (shema). This word is not merely about auditory perception but implies obedience and attention. It is a call to listen with the intent to act. The command to "testify" (Hebrew: "עוּד" - 'ud) suggests a legal or formal declaration, often used in a covenantal context. The "house of Jacob" refers to the nation of Israel, descendants of Jacob, highlighting their covenant relationship with God. Historically, this is a period of moral and spiritual decline in Israel, and the call to testify is a divine summons to acknowledge their transgressions.

declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts
The phrase "declares the Lord GOD" uses the Hebrew "נְאֻם" (ne'um), a term often used by prophets to introduce a divine oracle. It emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. "The God of Hosts" (Hebrew: "יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת" - Yahweh Tseva'ot) is a title that underscores God's sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. This title reassures the listener of God's ultimate power and authority, reinforcing the seriousness of the message. In the historical context, it serves as a reminder of God's ability to execute judgment and deliverance, as He commands both celestial and earthly forces.

(13) Hear ye.--Addressed to the foreign nations Egypt and Philistia referred to in Amos 3:9.

Verse 13. - Hear ye; Septuagint, Ἱερεῖς ἀκούσατε, "Hear, O ye priests." The address is to the heathen, already summoned (ver. 9) to witness the sins of Israel, and now called to witness her punishment, In the house; better, against the house of Jacob, the tribes of Israel (ver. 1). God of hosts. God of the powers of heaven and earth, and therefore able to execute his threats. Septuagint, ὁ Παντοκράτωρ, "the Almighty."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Hear
שִׁמְע֥וּ (šim·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

and testify
וְהָעִ֖ידוּ (wə·hā·‘î·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5749: To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore

against the house
בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Jacob,
יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD,
יְהוִ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Hosts.
הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign


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