Amos 4:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 4:2 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 →
נִשְׁבַּ֨ע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
אֲדֹנָ֤י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִה֙
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
בְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יָמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
day
בָּאִ֣ים
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְנִשָּׂ֤א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶתְכֶם֙
ʼêth
H853
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בְּצִנּ֔וֹת
tsinnâh
H6793
shield
וְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ן
ʼachărîyth
H319
latter end
בְּסִיר֥וֹת
çîyr
H5518
pot
דּוּגָֽה
dûwgâh
H1729
fishing
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that behold, "The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, And the last of you with fish hooks.
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King James Version Public Domain
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness saying, “Behold, the days will come on you when they will take you away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).