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Amos 4:8

So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

KJV

Et venerunt duæ et tres civitates ad unam civitatem ut biberent aquam, et non sunt satiatæ ; et non redistis ad me, dicit Dominus.

Vulgate

καὶ συναθροισθήσονται δύο καὶ τρεῖς πόλεις εἰς πόλιν μίαν τοῦ πιεῖν ὕδωρ καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐμπλησθῶσιν, καὶ οὐκ ἐπεστράφητε πρὸς μέ, λέγει Κύριος.

LXX

So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

ASV

וְ/נָע֡וּ שְׁתַּיִם֩ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ עָרִ֜ים אֶל עִ֥יר אַחַ֛ת לִ/שְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם וְ/לֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֑עוּ וְ/לֹֽא שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖/י נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִֽשְׂבַּֽע
yshb'
verb · 96×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
נ֖וּעַ
nv'
verb · 42×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שְׁתּ֖וֹת
shtvt
verb · 216×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 18:5 — And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
  • Amos 4:6 — And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
  • Hag 1:6 — Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to pu
  • Hag 2:17 — I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 14:3 — And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads