Amos 7:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 7:17 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 →
לָכֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אִשְׁתְּךָ֞
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
בָּעִ֤יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
תִּזְנֶה֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
וּבָנֶ֤יךָ
bên
H1121
son
וּבְנֹתֶ֨יךָ֙
bath
H1323
daughter
בַּחֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
יִפֹּ֔לוּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
בַּחֶ֣בֶל
chebel
H2256
cord
תְּחֻלָּ֑ק
châlaq
H2505
to divide
וְאַתָּ֗ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲדָמָ֤ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
טְמֵאָה֙
ṭâmêʼ
H2931
unclean
תָּמ֔וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
גָּלֹ֥ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
יִגְלֶ֖ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַדְמָתֽוֹ
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore thus says Yahweh: 'Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore this is what Yahweh says, ‘Your wife will be a prostitute in the city; your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword; your land will be measured and divided up; you will die in an unclean land, and Israel will surely go into exile from his land.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).