Amos 9:7
'Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O people of Israel?' declares the Lord. 'Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
KJV1611 – Modern English
Are you not as children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? says the LORD. Have I not brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Are ye not as the children{H1121} of the Ethiopians{H3569} unto me, O children{H1121} of Israel?{H3478} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} Have not I brought up{H5927} Israel{H3478} out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} and the Philistines{H6430} from Caphtor,{H3731} and the Syrians{H758} from Kir?{H7024}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Are ye not as children{H1121} of the Ethiopians{H3569} unto me, O children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. Have not I brought up{H5927}{(H8689)} Israel{H3478} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}? and the Philistines{H6430} from Caphtor{H3731}, and the Syrians{H758} from Kir{H7024}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
O ye children off Israel, are ye not vnto me, euen as the Morians, sayeth the LORDE? haue not I brought Israel out off the londe off Egipte, the Philistynes from Capthor, and the Sirians fro Cyr?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Are ye not as the Ethiopians vnto mee, O children of Israel, sayeth the Lorde? haue not I brought vp Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistims from Caphtor, and Aram fro Kir?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Are ye not as the Ethiopians vnto me O children of Israel, sayth the Lorde? haue not I brought vp Israel out of the lande of Egypt? & the Philistines from Cappadocia, and the Syrians from Cyrene?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
[Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Webster's Bible (1833)
Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?" says Yahweh. "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
As sons of Cushim are ye not to Me? O sons of Israel -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Israel did I not bring up out of the land of Egypt? And the Philistines from Caphtor, and Aram from Kir?
American Standard Version (1901)
Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
American Standard Version (1901)
Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Are you not as the children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? says the Lord. Have I not taken Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Aramaeans from Kir?
World English Bible (2000)
Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?" says Yahweh. "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“You Israelites are just like the Ethiopians in my sight,” says the LORD.“Certainly I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir.
Referenced Verses
- Jer 47:4 : 4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off every survivor who could help Tyre and Sidon. Indeed, the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
- Amos 1:5 : 5 I will break the bars of Damascus, cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-Eden; the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,' says the LORD.
- Deut 2:23 : 23 And as for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.
- 2 Kgs 16:9 : 9 The king of Assyria complied with him, marched up to Damascus, seized it, exiled its people to Kir, and killed Rezin.
- Amos 2:10 : 10 'It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorites.'
- Hos 12:13 : 13 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; there Israel worked for a wife, and for a wife, he tended sheep.
- Isa 20:4 : 4 'so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush—young and old—naked and barefoot, with their buttocks exposed, bringing shame to Egypt.'
- Isa 22:6 : 6 Elam carried a quiver, along with chariots and horsemen. Kir laid bare the shield.
- Isa 43:3 : 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
- Jer 9:25-25 : 25 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all who live in the wilderness and shave the edges of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
- Jer 13:23 : 23 Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots? Likewise, you are unable to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
- Exod 12:51 : 51 And on that very day, the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.
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