Amos 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 8:9 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 →
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נְאֻם֙
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֔ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם
tsôhar
H6672
noon
וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י
châshak
H2821
to be dark
לָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
בְּי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֽוֹר
ʼôwr
H216
light
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World English Bible Public Domain
"It will happen in that day," says the Lord Yahweh, "That I will cause the sun to go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in the clear day.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“It will come in that day— this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh— that I will make the sun set at noon, and I will darken the earth at daylight.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).