Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:8:

• Kupsabiny: “I shall destroy the people of Ashdod
  together with the king of Ashkelon.
  I shall punish the city of Ekron
  and the remnant of the Philistines shall die.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will destroy the King of Ashdod
  and the ruler of Ashkelon completely.
  I will turn my hand against Ekron
  and all the remaining Philistines will die,’
  says the Sovereign LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-destroy the leaders/[lit. heads] of Ashdod and of Ashkelon, and I will-punish those who-come-from-Ekron. The Filistinhon who are-able-to-flee from the punishment will- also -die. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will get rid of the king of Ashdod city
  and the king who rules in Ashkelon city.
  I will also strike/punish the people of Ekron city,
  and all the people of Philistia who are still alive will be killed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:9:

• Kupsabiny: “God has said,
  ‘The people of Tyre have sinned repeatedly.
  I shall punish those people for sure,
  because they brought a whole community to go to Edom to become slaves
  and they did not honor the covenant of friendship that they had made together.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the Lord says,
  ‘The people of Tyre have sinned again and again.
  I will surely punish them.
  They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,
  selling whole communities to Edom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is what- the LORD -says concerning Tyre: ‘Because of the continuous sinning of those who-come-from-Tyre, I will- surely/severely -punish them. For all the residents of the towns were-sold as slaves to Edom. And they did- not -obey/follow their agreement with these people as friends.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh also said this to me:
  ‘I will punish the people of Tyre city because of the many sins that they have committed;
  I will not change my mind about punishing them,
  because they also captured large groups of our people and took them to Edom,
  disregarding the treaty of friendship that they had made with your rulers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:10:

• Kupsabiny: “So, I shall send fire to the walls of Tyre,
  (it shall) destroy that protected city.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will put fire on the wall of Tyre,
  and it will destroy their fortresses completely."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore I will-burn the stone-walls of Tyre and the very strong/firm portions of this city.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre
  and also destroy its fortresses.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:11:

• Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
  ‘The people of Edom sinned repeatedly.
  I will punish those people for sure,
  because they chased their relatives with swords
  and had no mercy at all for those Israelites.
  They continued to be angry with those people
  and tied the stomach completely (no mercy).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Lord says,
  ‘The people of Edom have sinned again and again,
  I will surely punish them.
  They chased their brothers, the Israelites,
  with the sword without mercy them at all.
  because of their rage,
  and their fury just got stronger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is what- the LORD -says concerning Edom: ‘Because of the continuous sinning of those who-come-from-Edom, I will- surely/severely -punish them. For they chased their blood-relatives who (are the) Israelinhon and killed (them) without mercy. Their anger against the Israelinhon would- not -disappear.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh also said this to me:
  ‘I will punish the people of Edom because of the many sins that they have committed;
  I will not change my mind about punishing them,
  because they pursued the people of Israel, who descended from Esau’s brother Jacob, and killed them with swords;
  they did not act mercifully toward them at all.
  They were extremely angry with the people of Israel,
  and they continued to be angry with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:12:

• Kupsabiny: “So, I will send fire to the city of Teman
  to destroy the city of Bozrah that is protected.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will put fire on the city of Teman
  and it will destroy the fortresses of Bozra completely.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore I will-burn Teman and the strong/firm portions of Bozra.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will cause a fire to burn Teman district in Edom
  and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, the biggest city in Edom.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:13:

• Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
  ‘The people of Ammon sinned repeatedly.
  I will punish those people for sure
  because they ripped open the stomachs of women of Gilead who were pregnant
  in order for their land to become wider.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the LORD says,
  "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,
  I will surely punish them.
  To enlarge their borders they ripped
  open the pregnant women of Gilead with swords.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is what- the LORD -says concerning Ammon: ‘Because of the continuous sinning of those who-come-from-Ammon, I will- surely/severely -punish them. For they ripped the womb of the pregnant women of Gilead, in-order only to possess this land.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh also said this to me:
  ‘I will punish the people of Ammon because of the many sins that they have committed;
  I will not change my mind about punishing them,
  because their soldiers even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women
  when their army attacked the Gilead region to gain more territory.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:14:

• Kupsabiny: “So, I will send fire to the walls of Rabbah
  to destroy that protected city.
  On that day the noise of war will come
  and that war will become fierce like a whirlwind.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will put fire on the walls of Rabbah,
  it will destroy their fortresses completely.
  On that day of battle, there will be big shouting
  like war in a very great and terrible storm with wind and rain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore I will-burn the stone-walls of Rabba and the strong/firm portions of this city while their enemies who are-attacking them are-screaming, who are-howling like a storm.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls around Rabbah city
  and completely burn its fortresses.
  During that battle, their enemies will shout loudly
  and the fighting will be like a fierce/raging wind/storm.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 1:15:

• Kupsabiny: “The king will be caught and taken to another land
  together with other leaders.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Their king and
  his officials will go into exile."
  Say the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And the king of Ammon as-well-as his officials will-be-taken-captives.’ I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After the battle, the king of Ammon and his officials will be exiled/forced to go to another country.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)