Amos 2:9 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

ASV Byzantine Text

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Asang Khongca Bible

Sidar thing baktih kasang, oak thing baktiah kamtak, Amor kaminawk to nihcae hma ah ka hum pae; ranui ih athaih hoi atlim ih tangzun to kam rosak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Kai loh Amori te amih mikhmuh ah ka mitmoeng sak coeng. A sang te lamphai bangla sang tih thingnu bangla tlung sitoe cakhaw a soi kah a thaih neh a hmui kah a yung te ka mit sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Kai loh Amori te amih mikhmuh ah ka mitmoeng sak coeng. A sang te lamphai bangla sang tih thingnu bangla tlung sitoe cakhaw a soi kah a thaih neh a hmui kah a yung te ka mit sak.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A ua luku aku au i ka Amora imua o lakou, O kona kiekie, ua like me ke kiekie o na laau kedara, A o kona ikaika, ua like me na laau oka; Aka, ua luku aku au i kona hua maluna, A me kona aa malalo.

English Berean Standard Bible

Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, nou menm pèp mwen, se pou nou mwen te detwi moun Amori yo nèt, yon bann moun ki te wo tankou pye palmis, ki te gen kouraj tankou pye bwadchenn. Mwen koupe branch yo ra tè. Mwen dechouke rasin yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ego autem exterminavi Amorrhæum a facie eorum, cujus altitudo, cedrorum altitudo ejus, et fortis ipse quasi quercus; et contrivi fructum ejus desuper, et radices ejus subter.

Bible in Basic English

Though I sent destruction on the Amorite before them, who was tall as the cedar and strong as the oak-tree, cutting off his fruit from on high and his roots from under the earth.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mais moi, j’ai détruit devant eux l’Amoréen, dont la taille était comme la hauteur des cèdres, et qui était fort comme les chênes ; et j’ai détruit son fruit en haut et ses racines en bas.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ješto jsem já vyhladil Amorejského od tváři jejich, jehož vysokost byla jako vysokost cedrů. Ačkoli pevně stál jako dub, však jsem zkazil svrchu ovoce jeho, pospodu pak kořeny jeho.

Kosraean Bible

“Tusruktu ke sripowos nga tuh kunausla nufon mwet Amor, mwet su arulana fulat oana sak cedar, ac fokoko oana sak oak.

World Portuguese Bible

Contudo, eu destruí o amorreu diante deles, cuja altura era como a altura dos cedros, e que era forte como os carvalhos; contudo, destruí o seu fruto por cima, e as suas raízes por baixo.

Romanian BTF Bible

Totuși eu am nimicit pe amorit dinaintea lor, a cărui înălțime era ca înălțimea cedrilor și era tare ca stejarii; totuși i-am nimicit rodul de deasupra și rădăcinile lui de dedesubt.

Brenton English Septuagint

Nevertheless I cut off the Amorite from before them, whose height was as the height of a cedar, and he was strong as an oak; and I dried up his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Burmese Common Language Bible

``ထိုသို့နှင့်ပင်ငါ၏လူမျိုးအပေါင်းတို့၊ ငါသည်သင်တို့အတွက်အာရဇ်ပင်တမျှ မြင့်မား၍သပိတ်ပင်အလား သန်မာလှ သည့်အာမောရိလူမျိုးကိုအပြီးအပိုင် တိုက်ဖျက်ခဲ့ပြီ။-

Darby Translation

But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und doch habe ich den Amoriter vor ihnen vertilgt, dessen Höhe wie die Höhe der Zedern war, und er war stark wie die Eichen; und ich habe seine Frucht vertilgt von oben und seine Wurzeln von unten.

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik daarentegen heb den Amoriet voor hunlieder aangezicht verdelgd, wiens hoogte was als de hoogte der cederen, en hij was sterk als de eiken; maar Ik heb zijn vrucht van boven, en zijn wortelen van onderen verdelgd.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En toch heb Ik den Amoriet voor u vernield, Die hoog was als ceders en sterk als de eiken, Van boven zijn vruchten vernield, zijn wortels beneden.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or io distrussi già d'innanzi a loro gli Amorrei, ch'erano alti come cedri, e forti come querce ; e distrussi il lor frutto di sopra, e le lor radici di sotto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Yet I cast out the Amorrhite before their face: whose height was like the height of cedars, and who was strong as an oak: and I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots beneath.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before the, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his roote from beneath.

Noyes Bible

Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, Who were tall as the cedars, And strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above, And their roots beneath.

Danish Bible 1931

Og dog var det mig, som udrydded Amoritterne foran eder, høje som Cedertræer, stærke som Egetræer, udrydded deres Frugt foroven som og deres Rødder forneden.

Leeser Tanakh

Yet have I destroyed the Emorite from before them, whose height was like the height of cedars, and who was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

King James Version

¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Dầu vậy, chính ta đã tuyệt diệt người A-mô-rít trước mặt chúng nó, là thứ người cao bằng cây bách và mạnh như cây dẻ bộp. Ta đã diệt những trái nó ở trên và những rễ nó ở dưới.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, Whose height was like the height of the cedars, And he was strong as the oaks; Yet I destroyed his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath.

Revised West Version

Ka naʻaku fakaʻauha ʻae kakai ʻAmoli ʻi honau ʻao, ʻaia naʻe māʻolunga hangē ko e sita, pea naʻe mālohi hangē ko e oke; ka naʻaku fakaʻauha hono fua mei ʻolunga, pea mo hono aka ʻi lalo.

French Ostervald Bible

Et moi, j'ai détruit devant eux l'Amoréen, qui était haut comme les cèdres, et fort comme les chênes; j'ai détruit son fruit en haut, et ses racines en bas;

Esperanto Bible

Kaj Mi ekstermis antaŭ ili la Amoridon, kiu estis alta kiel cedro kaj forta kiel kverko; Mi ekstermis liajn fruktojn supre kaj liajn radikojn malsupre.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et pourtant j’ai détruit devant eux les Amoréens, Dont la hauteur égalait celle des cèdres, Et la force celle des chênes; J’ai détruit leurs fruits en haut, Et leurs racines en bas.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und ich habe doch den Amoriter vor ihnen her vertilgt, der so hoch war wie die Zedern und seine Macht wie die Eichen; und ich vertilgte oben seine Frucht und unten seine Wurzel.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Nevertheless I cut off the Amorite from before them, whose height was as the height of a cedar, and he was strong as an oak; and I dried up his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

British English Septuagint 2012

Nevertheless I cut off the Amorite from before them, whose height was as the height of a cedar, and he was strong as an oak; and I dried up his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Majority Standard BIble

Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

Webster Bible

Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose hight was like the hight of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

It was I who destroyed the Amorites for your sake, whose height was like that of the cedars, as strong as oaks. I destroyed their fruit from above and their roots from below.

Open English Bible (US)

It was I who destroyed the Amorites for your sake, whose height was like that of the cedars, as strong as oaks. I destroyed their fruit from above and their roots from below.

Revised Version

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Eppure, io distrussi dinanzi a loro l’Amoreo, la cui altezza era come l’altezza dei cedri, e ch’era forte come le querce; e io distrussi il suo frutto in alto e le sue radici in basso.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Pourtant, j’ai détruit l’Amoréen devant eux, dont la hauteur égalait celle des cèdres, et qui était robuste comme les chênes ; j’ai détruit ses fruits en haut, et ses racines en bas.

Reina Valera 1909

Y yo destruí delante de ellos al Amorrheo, cuya altura era como la altura de los cedros, y fuerte como un alcornoque; y destruí su fruto arriba, sus raíces abajo.

Spanish BLL

Sin embargo, yo destruí a los amorreos delante de ellos, que eran altos como cedros y fuertes como robles; yo destruí su fruto arriba y sus raíces abajo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Sin embargo, yo destruí al amorreo ante ellos, cuya altura era como la de los cedros, y era fuerte como las encinas; destruí su fruto por arriba y sus raíces por abajo.

Croatian Bible

Ja pred njima istrijebih Amorejce visoke k'o cedar, jake poput hrašća, ja uništih i plod na njima i korijen pod njima.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A ja istrebih ispred njih Amoreje, koji behu visoki kao kedri i jaki kao hrastovi, i potrh rod njihov ozgo i žile njihove ozdo.

German Textbibel

Und doch war ich es, der die Amoriter vor ihnen vertilgt hat, deren Größe wie die der Cedern war und die so stark waren wie die Eichen: Ich vertilgte ihre Frucht oben und ihre Wurzel drunten.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Nevertheless I cut off the Amorite from before them, whose height was as the height of a cedar, and he was strong as an oak; and I dried up his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י הִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּי אֶת־הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּגֹ֤בַהּ אֲרָזִים֙ גָּבְה֔וֹ וְחָסֹ֥ן ה֖וּא כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד פִּרְיוֹ֙ מִמַּ֔עַל וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו מִתָּֽחַת׃