Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, God showed me another matter. I saw God calling for fire to pour down. That fire licked up the ocean and destroyed the land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD has decided to judge by fire. This fire having dried up the large ocean was totally burning up the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is still what the Lord GOD showed to me: I saw that the Lord GOD had-prepared to punish his people by fire. Then the fire caused-to-become-dry the source of water under the ground, and it burned everything in the land of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then this is what Yahweh our Lord showed me in another vision: He was calling to a fire to come and punish his people. In the vision I saw that the fire dried up the ocean and also burned everything on the land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
