complete verse (Amos 6:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 6:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “You are drinking much wine
    and again you anoint yourselves with expensive oils,
    and you do not cry over the death of the house of Joseph.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You drink wine in large bowls,
    you rub the fragrant oil,
    but you are not grieved over the destruction of Joseph’s descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) are-to-be-pitied who (are) very-fond of drinking wine and using expensive perfumes, but do- not -mourn for the coming destruction of your (plur.) nation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
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