Amos 7:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the Lord said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A weighted line. Then the Lord said, See, I will let down a weighted line among my people Israel; never again will my eyes be shut to their sin:
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. And the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and Jehovah saith unto me, `What art thou seeing, Amos?' And I say, `A plumb-line;' and the Lord saith: `Lo, I am setting a plumb-line in the midst of My people Israel, I do not add any more to pass over to it.
| And the Lord | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| said | יְהוָ֜ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| unto | אֵלַ֗י | ʾēlay | ay-LAI |
| Amos, me, | מָֽה | mâ | ma |
| what | אַתָּ֤ה | ʾattâ | ah-TA |
| seest | רֹאֶה֙ | rōʾeh | roh-EH |
| thou? | עָמ֔וֹס | ʿāmôs | ah-MOSE |
| said, I And | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wāʾōmar | va-oh-MAHR |
| A plumbline. | אֲנָ֑ךְ | ʾănāk | uh-NAHK |
| Then said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| the Lord, | אֲדֹנָ֗י | ʾădōnāy | uh-doh-NAI |
| Behold, | הִנְנִ֨י | hinnî | heen-NEE |
| set will I | שָׂ֤ם | śām | sahm |
| a plumbline | אֲנָךְ֙ | ʾănok | uh-noke |
| in the midst | בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ | bĕqereb | beh-KEH-REV |
| of my people | עַמִּ֣י | ʿammî | ah-MEE |
| Israel: | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| I will not | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| again | אוֹסִ֥יף | ʾôsîp | oh-SEEF |
| pass by | ע֖וֹד | ʿôd | ode |
| them any more: | עֲב֥וֹר | ʿăbôr | uh-VORE |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lô | loh |