OET interlinear AMOS 3:9

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Assemble yourselves

(Some words not found in UHB: proclaim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in citadels in,Ashdod and,to citadels in=land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,say assemble on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mountains_of Shomrōn and,see tumults great in,the_midst_of,of_it and,oppression(s) in,midst_of,its )

This command is to Israel’s enemies in Ashdod and Egypt.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) see what great confusion is in her

(Some words not found in UHB: proclaim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in citadels in,Ashdod and,to citadels in=land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,say assemble on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mountains_of Shomrōn and,see tumults great in,the_midst_of,of_it and,oppression(s) in,midst_of,its )

The word “her” refers to the city of Samaria. Cities were often spoken of as if they were women.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) what great confusion is in her

(Some words not found in UHB: proclaim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in citadels in,Ashdod and,to citadels in=land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,say assemble on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mountains_of Shomrōn and,see tumults great in,the_midst_of,of_it and,oppression(s) in,midst_of,its )

Here “great confusion is in her” refers to people’s fear because of the fighting and rioting there. Alternate translation: [how the people in Samaria riot]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) what oppression is in her

(Some words not found in UHB: proclaim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in citadels in,Ashdod and,to citadels in=land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,say assemble on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mountains_of Shomrōn and,see tumults great in,the_midst_of,of_it and,oppression(s) in,midst_of,its )

Here “oppression is in her” refers to leaders in Samaria oppressing the people. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word oppress, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “oppress” or “cause to suffer.” Alternate translation: [how the leaders oppress people] or [and how they cause people to suffer]