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OET (OET-RV) This is the message that Amos (who was among the shepherds in Tekoa) saw concerning Yisra’el (Israel) in the days of King Uzziyah of Yehudah (Judah), and also in the days of Yoash’s son King Yaraveam (Jeroboam) of Yisrael, two years before the earthquake.[ref]

1:1 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:1 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:1 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX ΛΟΓΟΙ Αμὼς οἳ ἐγένοντο ἐν Ἀκκαρεὶμ ἐν Θεκουὲ, οὓς εἶδεν ὑπὲρ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἐν ἡμέραις Ὀζίου βασιλέως Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐν ἡμέραις Ἱεροβοὰμ τοῦ Ἰωὰς βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ, πρὸ δύο ἐτῶν τοῦ σεισμοῦ.
(LOGOI Amōs hoi egenonto en Akkareim en Thekoue, hous eiden huper Hierousalaʸm, en haʸmerais Oziou basileōs Youda, kai en haʸmerais Hieroboam tou Yōas basileōs Israaʸl, pro duo etōn tou seismou. )

BrTr The words of Amos which came to him in Accarim out of Thecue, which he saw concerning Jerusalem, in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

ULT The message of Amos, who was among the shepherds in Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and also in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

UST This is the message that Yahweh gave to Amos. He was one of the shepherds near the town of Tekoa south of Jerusalem. He received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the big earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah and Jeroboam son of King Jehoash, was the king of Israel.

BSB [These are] the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders[fn] of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years[fn] before the earthquake, in the days [when] Uzziah [was] king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash[fn] [was] king of Israel.
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1:1 Or sheep breeders

1:1 Or during the two years

1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash

OEB The message of Amos, one of the sheep breeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, and in the reign of Jeroboam the son of King Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

WEBBE The words of Amos, who was amongst the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

LSV Words of Amos—who has been among herdsmen of Tekoa—that he has seen concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the shaking;

FBV Here is the message that was given to Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa in Judah. This is what he saw[fn] concerning Israel when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam, son of Jehoash, was king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

1:1 The message was given through visions.

T4T This is the message that Yahweh gave to me, Amos. I am a ◄shepherd/man who takes care of sheep►. I am from near Tekoa town south of Jerusalem. I received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the big earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Jeroboam, the son of King Jehoash, was the king of Israel.

LEB No LEB AMOS book available

BBE The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa; what he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earth-shock.

Moff No Moff AMOS book available

JPS THE WORDS of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

ASV The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

DRA The words of Amos, who was among herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel two years before the earthquake.

YLT Words of Amos — who hath been among herdsmen of Tekoa — that he hath seen concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the shaking;

Drby The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

RV The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
(The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Yudah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. )

SLT The words of Amos who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the shaking.

Wbstr The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

KJB-1769 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
(The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Yudah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. )

KJB-1611 ¶ The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen of Tekoa, which hee sawe concerning Israel, in the daies of Uzziah King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash king of Israel, two yere before the earthquake.
(¶ The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah King of Yudah, and in the days of Yeroboam the son of Yoash king of Israel, two year before the earthquake.)

Bshps No Bshps AMOS book available

Gnva The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen at Tecoa, which he sawe vpon Israel, in the dayes of Vzziah king of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash King of Israel, two yeere before the earthquake.
(The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen at Tecoa, which he saw upon Israel, in the days of Vzziah king of Yudah, and in the days of Yeroboam the son of Yoash King of Israel, two year before the earthquake. )

Cvdl No Cvdl AMOS book available

Wycl No Wycl AMOS book available

Luth No Luth AMOS book available

ClVg Verba Amos, qui fuit in pastoribus de Thecue, quæ vidit super Israël in diebus Oziæ, regis Juda, et in diebus Jeroboam, filii Joas, regis Israël, ante duos annos terræmotus.
(Words Amos, who it_was in/into/on shepherds from/about Thecue, which he_saw over Israel in/into/on days Oziæ, king Yuda, and in/into/on days Yeroboam, children Yoas, king Israel, before twos years earthquake. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT AMOS book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

God speaks through Amos using poetic language. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) These are the things concerning Israel that Amos, one of the shepherds in Tekoa, received in revelation

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of ʼĀmōʦ which/who it_became in/on/at/with,shepherds from,Tekoa which/who saw on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael in/on/at/with,days_of ˊUzziy^yāh king Yehuda and,in/on/at/with,days_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) son_of Yəhōʼāsh/(Jehoash) king Yisrael two_years to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,earthquake )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “These are the things concerning Israel that God revealed to Amos, one of the shepherds in Tekoa”

(Occurrence 0) These are the things

Alternate translation: “This is the message”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) in Tekoa

“Tekoa” is the name of a town or village.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) He received these things

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “God gave him these things”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and also in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel

The words “in the days of” is an idiom and refers to the time when each king reigned. Alternate translation: “when Uzziah was king of Judah, and also when Jeroboam son of Joash was king of Israel”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) two years before the earthquake

The assumed knowledge is that the original hearers would be aware of when a large earthquake had affected the area.

Parallel AMOS 1:1

General Information: