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Amos 3:11

NETBible	Therefore,” says the sovereign Lord, “an enemy will encircle the land.¹ He will take away your power;² your fortresses will be looted.”
NIV © biblegateway Amo 3:11	Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
NASB © biblegateway Amo 3:11	Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "An enemy, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your strength from you And your citadels will be looted."
NLT © biblegateway Amo 3:11	Therefore," says the Sovereign LORD, "an enemy is coming! He will surround them and shatter their defenses. Then he will plunder all their fortresses."
MSG © biblegateway Amo 3:11	Therefore"--this is GOD's Word--"an enemy will surround the country. He'll strip you of your power and plunder your forts."
BBE © SABDAweb Amo 3:11	For this reason, says the Lord, an attacker will come, shutting in the land on every side; and your strength will come down and your great houses will be made waste.
NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 3:11	Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: An adversary shall surround the land, and strip you of your defense; and your strongholds shall be plundered.
NKJV © biblegateway Amo 3:11	Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you, And your palaces shall be plundered."
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KJV	Therefore thus saith <0559> (8804) the Lord <0136> GOD <03069>_; An adversary <06862> [there shall be] even round about <05439> the land <0776>_; and he shall bring down <03381> (8689) thy strength <05797> from thee, and thy palaces <0759> shall be spoiled <0962> (8738)_.
NASB © biblegateway Amo 3:11	Therefore <03651> , thus <03541> says <0559> the Lord <0136> GOD <03068> , "An enemy <06862> , even one <05439> surrounding <05439> the land <0776> , Will pull <03381> down <03381> your strength <05797> from you And your citadels <0759> will be looted <0962> ."
LXXM	dia <1223> PREP touto <3778> D-ASN tade <3592> D-APN legei <3004> V-PAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM turov <5184> N-NSF kukloyen <2943> ADV h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF sou <4771> P-GS erhmwyhsetai <2049> V-FPI-3S kai <2532> CONJ kataxei <2609> V-FAI-3S ek <1537> PREP sou <4771> P-GS iscun <2479> N-ASF sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ diarpaghsontai {V-FPI-3P} ai <3588> T-NPF cwrai <5561> N-NPF sou <4771> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	Therefore <03541> <03651> ,” says <0559> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> , “an enemy <06862> will encircle <05439> the land <0776> . He will take away <03381> your power <05797> ; your fortresses <0759> will be looted <0962> .”
HEBREW	Kytwnmra <0759> wzbnw <0962> Kze <05797> Kmm <04480> drwhw <03381> Urah <0776> bybow <05439> ru <06862> hwhy <03069> ynda <0136> rma <0559> hk <03541> Nkl (3:11) <03651>

NETBible

Therefore,” says the sovereign Lord, “an enemy will encircle the land.¹ He will take away your power;² your fortresses will be looted.”

NET Notes

¹tc The MT reads “an enemy and around the land.” It is also possible to take the MT as an exclamation (“an enemy, and all about the land!”; see S. M. Paul, Amos [Hermeneia], 118; NJPS; cf. NLT).Most scholars and versions emend the text to יְסוֹבֵב (yÿsovev, Polel imperfect), “will encircle.”

²tn Heb “He will bring down your power from you.” Some emend the text to read “Your power will be brought down from you.” The shift, however, from an active to a passive sense also appears at 3:14 (“I will destroy Bethel’s altars. The horns of the altar will be cut off.”) The pronouns (“your…you”) are feminine singular, indicating that the personified city of Samaria is addressed here. Samaria’s “power” here is her defenses and/or wealth.