| Hebrew |
הַהֹפְכִ֥ים לְלַעֲנָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה לָאָ֥רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 הִנִּֽיחוּ |
| ESV |
O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth!
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| NIV |
You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground
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| NLT |
You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. You treat the righteous like dirt.
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| LXX |
κύριος ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ποιῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω Meaning: * To do * To make This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship. Verb forms Present tense Person Greek Form εἰς ὕψος κρίμα καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” δικαιοσύνην εἰς γῆνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1 ἔθηκεν |
| KJV |
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
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Amos 5:6 ← Amos 5:7 → Amos 5:8
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