Amos 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 4:9 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 →
הִכֵּ֣יתִי
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶתְכֶם֮
ʼêth
H853
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בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן
shᵉdêphâh
H7711
blight
וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒
yêrâqôwn
H3420
mildew
הַרְבּ֨וֹת
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם
gannâh
H1593
garden
וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛ם
kerem
H3754
vineyard
וּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥ם
tᵉʼên
H8384
fig
וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖ם
zayith
H2132
olive
יֹאכַ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
הַגָּזָ֑ם
gâzâm
H1501
locusts
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם
shûwb
H7725
to return
עָדַ֖י
ʻad
H5704
until
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; And your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: Yet you haven't returned to me," says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I afflicted you with blight and mildew. The multitude of your gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees— the locusts devoured them all. Yet you have not returned to me— this is Yahweh’s declaration.
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