Amos 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 8:3 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 →
וְהֵילִ֜ילוּ
yâlal
H3213
to howl
שִׁיר֤וֹת
shîyr
H7892
song
הֵיכָל֙
hêykâl
H1964
temple
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נְאֻ֖ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֑ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
רַ֣ב
rab
H7227
many
הַפֶּ֔גֶר
peger
H6297
corpse
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מָק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
הָֽס
hâçâh
H2013
to be silent
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World English Bible Public Domain
The songs of the temple will be wailings in that day," says the Lord Yahweh. "The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The songs of the temple will become wailings in that day— this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh— many dead bodies, they are thrown everywhere! Silence!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).