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Amos 9:5
New English Translation
Amos 9:5
New English Translation
5 The Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies will do this.[a]
He touches the earth and it dissolves;[b]
all who live on it mourn.
The whole earth[c] rises like the Nile River,[d]
and then grows calm[e] like the Nile in Egypt.[f]
Footnotes
- Amos 9:5 tn The words “will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Amos 9:5 tn Or “melts.” The verb probably depicts earthquakes and landslides. See v. 5b.
- Amos 9:5 tn Heb “all of it.”
- Amos 9:5 tn Heb “the Nile.” The word “River” is supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Amos 9:5 tn Or “sinks back down.”
- Amos 9:5 sn See Amos 8:8, which is very similar to this verse.
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