Amos 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 2:9 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 →
וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּי
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙
ʼĔmôrîy
H567
Amorite
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם
pânîym
H6440
face
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
כְּגֹ֤בַהּ
gôbahh
H1363
height
אֲרָזִים֙
ʼerez
H730
cedar
גָּבְה֔וֹ
gôbahh
H1363
height
וְחָסֹ֥ן
châçôn
H2634
strong
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים
ʼallôwn
H437
oak
וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
פִּרְיוֹ֙
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
מִמַּ֔עַל
maʻal
H4605
above
וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו
sheresh
H8328
root
מִתָּֽחַת
tachath
H8478
under
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, Whose height was like the height of the cedars, And he was strong as the oaks; Yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, whose height was like the height of cedars; he was strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.
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