Amos 9:5

9:5 The sovereign Lord who commands armies will do this. ¹ 

He touches the earth and it dissolves; ² 

all who live on it mourn.

The whole earth ³  rises like the River Nile, ⁴ 

and then grows calm ⁵  like the Nile in Egypt. ⁶ 

[9:5]  ¹ tn The words “will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:5]  ² tn Or “melts.” The verb probably depicts earthquakes and landslides. See v. 5b.

[9:5]  ³ tn Heb “all of it.”

[9:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Nile.” The word “River” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[9:5]  ⁵ tn Or “sinks back down.”

[9:5]  ⁶ sn See Amos 8:8, which is very similar to this verse.