Amos 4:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 4:11 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 →
הָפַ֣כְתִּי
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
בָכֶ֗ם
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת
mahpêkâh
H4114
overthrow
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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סְדֹ֣ם
Çᵉdôm
H5467
Sodom
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲמֹרָ֔ה
ʻĂmôrâh
H6017
Gomorrah
וַתִּהְי֕וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּא֖וּד
ʼûwd
H181
firebrand
מֻצָּ֣ל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
מִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה
sᵉrêphâh
H8316
burning
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם
shûwb
H7725
to return
עָדַ֖י
ʻad
H5704
until
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
"I have overthrown some of you, As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; Yet you haven't returned to me," says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I overthrew cities among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched out of the fire. Yet you have not returned to me— this is Yahweh’s declaration.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).