Amos 5:16

Amos 5:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing in all the streets

and cries of anguish in every public square.

The farmers will be summoned to weep

and the mourners to wail.

16Therefore this is what the Lord God of armies, the Lord says:

“There is mourning in all the public squares,

And in all the streets they say, ‘Oh no! Oh no!’

They also call the farmer to mourning

And 5:16 Lit those who know mourningprofessional mourners to mourning rites.

16Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord,

“There is wailing in all the plazas,

And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’

They also call the farmer to mourning

And professional mourners to lamentation.

16Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord,

“There is wailing in all the public plazas,

And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’

And they call the farmers to mourning [for those who have died]

And professional mourners to wailing.

16Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says:

“There will be wailing in all the public squares

and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets.

The farmer will be summoned to mourn,

and the mourners to wail.

16The Lord God rules over all. The Lord says,

“People will weep in all the streets.

They will be very sad in every market place.

Even farmers will be told to cry loudly.

People will mourn for the dead.