Amos 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 1:2 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 →
וַיֹּאמַ֓ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מִצִיּ֣וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
יִשְׁאָ֔ג
shâʼag
H7580
to roar
וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
יִתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
קוֹל֑וֹ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וְאָֽבְלוּ֙
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
נְא֣וֹת
nâʼâh
H4999
pasture
הָרֹעִ֔ים
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
וְיָבֵ֖שׁ
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
רֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַכַּרְמֶֽל
Karmel
H3760
Carmel
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said: "Yahweh will roar from Zion, And utter his voice from Jerusalem; And the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, And the top of Carmel will wither."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He said, “Yahweh will roar from Zion; he will raise his voice from Jerusalem. The pastures of the shepherds will wither; the top of Carmel will dry up.”
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