Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 3:13 · retained source text
Heare yee and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the LORD God, the God of hostes;
KJV dictionary & concordance
hosts
Meaning of “hosts”
1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.
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299 occurrences286 verses21 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 12:41
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For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 4:13 · retained source text
For loe, he that formeth the mountaines, and createth the wind, and declareth vnto man, what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkenesse, and treadeth vpon the high places of the earth: the LORD, the God of hostes is his Name.
1611 marginal noteOr, spirit.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 5:14 · retained source text
Seeke good and not euill, that ye may liue: and so the LORD, the God of hosts shall be with you, as yee haue spoken.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 5:15 · retained source text
Hate the euill, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hostes will bee gracious vnto the remnant of Ioseph.
1611 marginal notePsal.74.15. & 79.10. rom. 12.9.
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.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 5:16 · retained source text
Therefore the LORD, the God of hostes, the LORD saith thus: Wailing shall be in all streets, and they shall say in all the high wayes, Alas, Alas: and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation, to wailing.
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 5:27 · retained source text
Therefore wil I cause you to go into captiuitie beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose Name is the God of hostes.
The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 6:8 · retained source text
The LORD God hath sworne by himselfe, saith the LORD the God of hostes, I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob, and hate his palaces: therefore wil I deliuer vp the citie, with all that is therein.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the fulnes thereof.
1611 marginal noteIere. 52.14.
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 6:14 · retained source text
But beholde, I wil raise vp against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD, the God of hostes, and they shall afflict you from the entring in of Hemath, vnto the riuer of the wildernesse.
1611 marginal noteOr, valley.
And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 9:5 · retained source text
And the LORD God of hostes is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwelleth therein shall mourne, and it shall rise vp wholly like a flood, and shall be drowned as by the flood of Egypt.
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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua2 occurrences
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1 verse1 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses2 Samuel6 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms18 occurrences
18 versesIsaiah62 occurrences
60 versesJeremiah83 occurrences
82 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos9 occurrences
9 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai14 occurrences
12 versesZechariah53 occurrences
46 versesMalachi24 occurrences
24 verses
1 verseNumbers3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges2 occurrences
1 verse1 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses2 Samuel6 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms18 occurrences
18 versesIsaiah62 occurrences
60 versesJeremiah83 occurrences
82 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos9 occurrences
9 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai14 occurrences
12 versesZechariah53 occurrences
46 versesMalachi24 occurrences
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