New American Standard Bible 1995

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Amos

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For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
[For] those who turn to turn, overturn Verb H2015 הַהֹפְכִ֥ים ha·ho·fe·chim
justice judgment Noun H4941 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט mish·pat;
into wormwood wormwood Noun H3939 לְלַעֲנָ֖ה le·la·'a·nah
And cast to rest H5117    
righteousness righteousness Noun H6666 וּצְדָקָ֖ה u·tze·da·kah
down to rest H5117    
to the earth." earth, land Noun H776 לָאָ֥רֶץ la·'a·retz

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."
King James Bible For those Ye who turn justice into wormwood And cast judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness down to in the earth."earth,
Hebrew Greek English For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."