I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 9 of Amos. The final vision begins with God beside the altar commanding the destruction of religious structures of security. The image shows that no sanctuary can become a refuge from judgment when worship itself is corrupted.
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Ich sah den HERRN auf dem Altar stehen, und er sprach: Schlage an den Knauf, daß die Pfosten beben und die Stücke ihnen allen auf den Kopf fallen; und ihre Nachkommen will ich mit dem Schwert erwürgen, daß keiner entfliehen noch irgend einer entgehen soll.
Vi al Señor que estaba sobre el altar, y dijo: Hiere el umbral, y estremézcanse las puertas: y córtales en piezas la cabeza de todos; y el postrero de ellos mataré a cuchillo: no habrá de ellos quien se fugue, ni quien escape.
Je vis le Seigneur qui se tenait sur l'autel. Et il dit: Frappe les chapiteaux et que les seuils s'ébranlent, Et brise-les sur leurs têtes à tous! Je ferai périr le reste par l'épée. Aucun d'eux ne pourra se sauver en fuyant, Aucun d'eux n'échappera.
IO vidi il Signore che stava in piè sopra l’altare. Ed egli disse: Percuoti il frontispicio, e sieno scrollati gli stipiti; trafiggi il capo ad essi tutti quanti; perciocchè io ucciderò con la spada il lor rimanente; niun di loro potrà salvarsi con la fuga, nè scampare.
VI o Senhor, que estava em pé sobre o altar; e me disse: Fere o capitel, e estremeçam os umbrais, e faze tudo em pedaços sobre a cabeça de todos eles; e eu matarei à espada até ao último deles; nenhum deles conseguirá fugir, nenhum deles escapará.
我看見主站在祭壇旁,說: 「你要擊打柱頂,使門檻震動, 要剪除眾人當中為首的, 他們中最後的 ,我必用刀殺戮; 無一人能逃避,無一人能逃脫。
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