Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 5 of Amos. Seeking good includes hating evil and establishing justice in public life. The mourning announced afterward shows that the judgment will not be merely symbolic but will have profound social consequences.
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Darum so spricht der HERR, der Gott Zebaoth, der HERR: Es wird in allen Gassen Wehklagen sein, und auf allen Straßen wird man sagen: "Weh! weh!", und man wird den Ackermann zum Trauern rufen, und zum Wehklagen, wer da weinen kann.
Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová Dios de los ejércitos, el Señor: En todas las plazas habrá llanto, y en todas las calles dirán, ¡Ay! ¡ay! y al labrador llamarán a lloro, y a endecha a los que endechar supieren.
C'est pourquoi ainsi parle l'Eternel, le Dieu des armées, le Seigneur; Dans toutes les places on se lamentera, Dans toutes les rues on dira: Hélas! hélas! On appellera le laboureur au deuil, Et aux lamentations ceux qui disent des complaintes.
Perciò, così ha detto il Signore Iddio degli eserciti, il Signore: Vi sarà pianto in tutte le piazze; e si dirà in tutte le strade: Ahi lasso! Ahi lasso! e si chiameranno i lavoratori al duolo, ed al lamento quelli che sono intendenti in lamenti lugubri.
Portanto, assim diz o SENHOR, o Deus dos Exércitos, o Senhor: Em todas as ruas haverá pranto, e em todas as estradas dirão: Ai! Ai! E ao lavrador chamarão para choro, e para pranto os que souberem prantear.
因此,主耶和華-萬軍之上帝如此說: 「在一切的廣場上必有哀號的聲音; 在各街市上必有人說: 『哀哉!哀哉!』 他們叫農夫來哭號, 叫善唱哀歌的來舉哀;
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