Amos 8:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 8:11 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 →
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יָמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
בָּאִ֗ים
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
נְאֻם֙
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֔ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י
shâlach
H7971
to send
רָעָ֖ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בָּאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָעָ֤ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
לַלֶּ֨חֶם֙
lechem
H3899
bread
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
צָמָ֣א
tsâmâʼ
H6772
thirst
לַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
-
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, the days come," says the Lord Yahweh, "That I will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of Yahweh.
-
King James Version Public Domain
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, the days are coming— this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh— when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine for bread, nor of thirst for water, but for hearing the words of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).