Amos 5 · Verse 17

Amos 5:17

And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
Amos 5:17, King James Version

Amos 5:17 in other translations

BSBThere will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
WEBIn all vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through the middle of you,” says the LORD.
ASVAnd in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd in all vineyards is lamentation, For I pass into thy midst, said Jehovah.
DARBYAnd in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
BBEIn all the vine-gardens there will be cries of grief: for I will go through among you, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

What does Amos 5:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. in all vineyards ... wailing--where usually songs of joy were heard. pass through thee--taking vengeance (Ex 12:12, 23; Na 1:12). "Pass over" and "pass by," on the contrary, are used of God's forgiving (Ex 12:23; Mi 7:18; compare Am 7:8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing - The places where festivity especially used to prevail. I will pass through thee - As I passed, by the ministry of the destroying angel, through Egypt, not to spare, but to destroy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 5:7-17

The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times will not bear plain dealing; that is, evil men will not. And these men were evil men indeed, when wise and good men thought it in vain even to speak to them. Those who will seek and love that which is good, may help to save…

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Amos 5:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and [will be] in allH3605
כְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.Mim[the] vineyardsH3754
מִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedwailingH4553
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorI will passH5674
בְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.Chain midst yourH7130
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Amos 5:17

  • Exodus 12:12

    For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 48:33

    And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.

  • Isaiah 16:10

    And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

  • Isaiah 32:10-12

    Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

  • Joel 3:17

    So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

  • Nahum 1:15

    Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

  • Exodus 12:23

    For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

  • Nahum 1:12

    Thus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

  • Hosea 9:1-2

    Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.

  • Zechariah 9:8

    And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in.
Isa 16:10; 32:10-12; Jer 48:33; Ho 9:1,2
I will.
Ex 12:12,23; Joe 3:17; Na 1:12,15; Zec 9:8

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Context

  • Amos 5:16

    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.

  • Amos 5:17

    And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.

  • Amos 5:18

    Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

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Amos 5:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y en todas las viñas habrá llanto; porque pasaré por medio de ti, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et dans toutes les vignes, la lamentation! car je passerai au milieu de toi, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und in allen Weinbergen wird Wehklage sein. Denn ich werde durch deine Mitte ziehen, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et in omnibus vineis erit planctus, quia pertransibo in medio tui, dicit Dominus.