complete verse (Amos 2:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 2:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
    ‘I am the one who destroyed the Amorites for the sake of my people of Israel.
    Those Amorites were tall like cedars
    and strong like kōrōs trees.
    I destroyed those people from/at the branches
    and uprooted their roots.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In spite of that, I myself destroyed the Amorites before them completely
    whose height was like the height of cedars
    and whose strength was like the strength of an oak tree.
    I destroyed their fruit above and their roots from below. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But I, what- I -did for/to them who-come-from-Israel, I destroyed the Amornon, even-though these people are tall as-if a cedar tree and firm/sturdy as-if an oak tree. I destroyed them until no one was left among them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Long ago, to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group.
    They seemed to be as tall as cedar trees
    and as strong as oak trees,
    but I got rid of them completely,
    as easily as someone cuts off the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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