SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 9:6

9:6a He builds His upper rooms in the heavens

The Lord Yahweh builds his royal house in the heavens
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Yahweh, the Lord builds his home in heaven

9:6b and founds His vault upon the earth.

and places his palace’s foundations on the earth.
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and he makes the sky cover the earth.

9:6c He summons the waters of the sea

He takes up the water from the sea
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He draws up water from the oceans

9:6d and pours them over the face of the earth.

and ⌊he⌋ pours it out on the surface of the earth.
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and ⌊he⌋ pours it out ⌊as rain⌋ on the land.

9:6e The LORD is His name.

His name is Yahweh.
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Yahweh is his name.

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