Amos 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 9:5 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 →
וַאדֹנָ֨י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֜ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
הַצְּבָא֗וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
הַנּוֹגֵ֤עַ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בָּאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
וַתָּמ֔וֹג
mûwg
H4127
to melt
וְאָבְל֖וּ
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
י֣וֹשְׁבֵי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָ֑הּ
וְעָלְתָ֤ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כַיְאֹר֙
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
כֻּלָּ֔הּ
kôl
H3605
all
וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה
shâqaʻ
H8257
to sink
כִּיאֹ֥ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it will mourn; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again, like the River of Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lord Yahweh of hosts touches the land and it melts; all who live in it mourn; all of it will rise up like the River, and sink again like the river of Egypt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).