Amos 1:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 1:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
פִּשְׁעֵ֣י
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
אֱד֔וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָדְפ֨וֹ
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
בַחֶ֤רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
אָחִיו֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְשִׁחֵ֣ת
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
רַחֲמָ֔יו
racham
H7356
compassion
וַיִּטְרֹ֤ף
ṭâraph
H2963
to tear
לָעַד֙
ʻad
H5703
perpetuity
אַפּ֔וֹ
ʼaph
H639
nose
וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹ
ʻebrâh
H5678
overflow
שְׁמָ֥רָה
shâmar
H8104
to keep
נֶֽצַח
netsach
H5331
perpetuity
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity, And his anger raged continually, And he kept his wrath forever;
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This is what Yahweh says, “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity. His anger raged continually, and his wrath lasted forever.
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