Amos 3:2

Amos 3:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2“You only have I chosen

of all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your sins.”

2“You only have I known among all the families of the earth;

Therefore I will punish you for all your wrongdoing.”

2“I have known [chosen, cared for, and loved] only you of all the families of the earth;

Therefore I shall punish you for all your wickedness.”

2“Only you have I known

from all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your iniquities.”

2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

2You onely haue I knowen of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visite you for all your iniquities.

2“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth.

Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

2“Out of all the families on earth

I have chosen only you.

So I will punish you

because you have committed so many sins.”

2He says, ‘There are many nations of people on the earth. But I chose you alone to belong to me. So I will punish you when you do wrong things.’

2“Only you have I known of all families of the earth, || Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.”