AMOS 4:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ συναθροισθήσονται δύο καὶ τρεῖς πόλεις εἰς πόλιν μίαν τοῦ πιεῖν ὕδωρ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐμπλησθῶσι· καὶ οὐκ ἐπεστράφητε πρὸς μὲ, λέγει Κύριος.
(Kai sunathroisthaʸsontai duo kai treis poleis eis polin mian tou piein hudōr, kai ou maʸ emplaʸsthōsi; kai ouk epestrafaʸte pros me, legei Kurios. )

BrTr And the inhabitants of two or three cities shall be gathered to one city to drink water, and they shall not be satisfied: yet ye have not returned to me, saith the Lord.

ULT Two or three cities staggered to another city to drink water,
⇔ but were not satisfied.
⇔ Yet you have not returned to me—
⇔ this is Yahweh’s declaration.

UST Your people would stagger from one town to another town to find water,
⇔ but they could not even get enough water to drink.
⇔ Yet, you did not return to me.” declares Yahweh.

BSB People staggered from city to city
⇔ for water to drink,
⇔ but they were not satisfied;
⇔ yet you did not return to Me,”
⇔ declares the LORD.

OEB People from two or three cities
⇔ ranged as far as another city
⇔ for drinking water,
⇔ and still they did not have enough,
⇔ yet you did not return to me,
⇔ says the Lord.

WEBBE So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water,
⇔ and were not satisfied;
⇔ yet you haven’t returned to me,” says the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET People from two or three cities staggered into one city to get water,
⇔ but remained thirsty.
⇔ Still you did not come back to me.”
⇔ The Lord is speaking!

LSV And two or three cities have wandered,
To the same city to drink water,
And they are not satisfied,
And you have not turned back to Me,”
A declaration of YHWH.

FBV People wandered from town to town looking for water, yet were still thirsty. But still you did not return to me, declares the Lord.

T4T People would stagger from one town to another town to find water,
⇔ but they could not even get enough water to drink,
⇔ but in spite of that, you have not returned to me.
⇔ That is certainly true because I, Yahweh, have said it!

LEB So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water and they were not satisfied, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.

BBE So two or three towns went wandering to one town looking for water, and did not get enough: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.

Moff No Moff AMOS book available

JPS So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied; yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the LORD.

ASV So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

DRA And two and three cities went to one city to drink water, and were not filled: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.

YLT And wandered have two or three cities, Unto the same city to drink water, And they are not satisfied, And ye have not turned back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Drby And two, three, cities wandered unto one city, to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

RV So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Wbstr So two or three cities wandered to one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.

KJB-1769 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
(So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye/you_all not returned unto me, saith/says the LORD. )

KJB-1611 So two or three cities wandered vnto one citie, to drinke water; but they were not satisfied: yet haue yee not returned vnto me, saith the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps So two or three cities wandred vnto one citie to drinke water, but they were not satisfied: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, sayth the Lorde.
(So two or three cities wandred unto one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied: yet have ye/you_all not returned unto me, saith/says the Lord.)

Gnva So two or three cities wandred vnto one citie to drinke water, but they were not satisfied: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the Lord.
(So two or three cities wandred unto one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied: yet have ye/you_all not returned unto me, saith/says the Lord. )

Cvdl Wherfore two (yee thre) cities came vnto one, to drynke water: but they were not satisfied, yet will ye not turne vnto me, sayeth ye LORDE.
(Wherefore two (yee thre) cities came unto one, to drink water: but they were not satisfied, yet will ye/you_all not turn unto me, sayeth ye/you_all LORD.)

Wycl And tweyne and thre citees camen to o citee, to drynke watir, and tho weren not fillid; and ye camen not ayen to me, seith the Lord.
(And two and three cities came to o city, to drink water, and those were not fillid; and ye/you_all came not again to me, saith/says the Lord.)

Luth Und zogen zwo, drei Städte zu einer Stadt, daß sie Wasser trinken möchten, und konnten es nicht genug finden. Noch bekehretet ihr euch nicht zu mir, spricht der HErr.
(And pulled zwo, three cities to einer city, that they/she/them water drink möchten, and could it not enough finden. Noch bekehretet you/their/her you not to mir, says the/of_the LORD.)

ClVg Et venerunt duæ et tres civitates ad unam civitatem ut biberent aquam, et non sunt satiatæ; et non redistis ad me, dicit Dominus.
(And venerunt duæ and tres civitates to unam civitatem as biberent waterm, and not/no are satiatæ; and not/no redistis to me, dicit Master. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Two or three cities staggered

(Some words not found in UHB: and,wandered two three cities to/towards (a)_city one(fs) to,drink waters and=not satisfied and=not return to,me declares YHWH )

Here “cities” represents the people of those cities. Alternate translation: “The people of two or three cities staggered”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) you have not returned to me

(Some words not found in UHB: and,wandered two three cities to/towards (a)_city one(fs) to,drink waters and=not satisfied and=not return to,me declares YHWH )

Returning to God represents submitting again to him. See how you translated this in Amos 4:6. Alternate translation: “you have not submitted again to me”

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