Amos 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 6:12 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 →
הַיְרֻצ֤וּן
rûwts
H7323
to run
בַּסֶּ֨לַע֙
çelaʻ
H5553
rock
סוּסִ֔ים
çûwç
H5483
horse
אִֽם
ʼim
H518
if
יַחֲר֖וֹשׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
בַּבְּקָרִ֑ים
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הֲפַכְתֶּ֤ם
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
לְרֹאשׁ֙
rôʼsh
H7219
gall
מִשְׁפָּ֔ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וּפְרִ֥י
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
לְלַעֲנָֽה
laʻănâh
H3939
wormwood
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World English Bible Public Domain
Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, And the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;
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King James Version Public Domain
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do horses run on the rocky cliffs? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).