Verse 10
Amos 8:10
GOD'S WORD Translation
10
I will turn your feasts into mourning,
and all your songs into lamentation;
and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies,
and baldness on every head.
I will make it like the mourning for an only son,
and its end like a bitter day.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָפַכְתִּ֨י חַגֵּי/כֶ֜ם לְ/אֵ֗בֶל וְ/כָל שִֽׁירֵי/כֶם֙ לְ/קִינָ֔ה וְ/הַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עַל כָּל מָתְנַ֨יִם֙ שָׂ֔ק וְ/עַל כָּל רֹ֖אשׁ קָרְחָ֑ה וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֨י/הָ֙ כְּ/אֵ֣בֶל יָחִ֔יד וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/הּ כְּ/י֥וֹם מָֽר
English Translation
And I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation, and I will put sackcloth on every waist and on every head baldness, and I will make it like mourning for an only son, and its end like a bitter day.
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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an...
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10
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and all your songs into lamentation;
and I will make you wear...
11
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12
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13
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14
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