Amos 8:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 8:14 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 →
הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
בְּאַשְׁמַ֣ת
ʼashmâh
H819
guilt
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
וְאָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חֵ֤י
chay
H2416
living
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
דָּ֔ן
Dân
H1835
Dan
וְחֵ֖י
chay
H2416
living
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
בְּאֵֽר
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
H884
Beer-sheba
שָׁ֑בַע
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
H884
Beer-sheba
וְנָפְל֖וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָק֥וּמוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עֽוֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
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World English Bible Public Domain
Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, And say, 'As your god, Dan, lives;' And, 'As the way of Beersheba lives;' They will fall, and never rise up again."
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King James Version Public Domain
They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Those who swear by the sin of Samaria and say, ‘As your god lives, Dan,’ and, ‘As the way to Beersheba exists’— they will fall and never rise again.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).