Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:2:

• Kupsabiny: “But God has sworn by himself,
  ‘Truly the day shall come
  when you will all be caught
  like fish that are caught by hooks.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Sovereign Lord God has taken an oath on his holiness,
  ‘Behold, surely the day will come that
  you shall be taken away with hooks
  as with fishhooks.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “what- the Lord GOD -is-saying: ‘In my holiness, I swear that the day will- surely -come that you (plur.) will-be-taken-captives by your (plur.) enemies like the hooking of fish.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:3:

• Kupsabiny: “You will be made to pass through holes in walls and you will be driven away,
  and then you will be thrown to Harmon.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “All of You will go through the gaps in the wall
  and you will be thrown toward Harmon.’
  The LORD says.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They will-cause you (plur.) to-come-out of your (plur.) city through the holes of the stone-walls which have-been-broken, and they will-bring you (plur.) to the place of Harmon. I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:4:

• Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
  ‘You people of Israel go to be sinning at Bethel
  and you go to sin also there in Gilgal a lot.
  Bring your sacrifices in the morning
  and (bring) one in ten (tithe)
  on the third day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “‘Go to Bethel and commit sin.
  Go to Gilgal and commit even more sin
  Every morning, bring your offerings
  and bring your tithe every three days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) Israelinhon, [you (plur.)] go to the place-where- you (plur.) -worship in Betel and in Gilgal and you (plur.) sin still more. [You (plur.)] bring your (plur.) offerings every morning and [you (plur.)] bring your (plur.) tenth every three days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Oh, people of Israel,
  go ahead and bring your bread for a sacrifice of thanksgiving
  and be proud of your offerings
  that you have dedicated to give out of free will.
  Yes, do like that
  because that is what you have loved (to do).’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
  with leavened bread
  Walk around, proudly boasting about your Freewill offering.
  This is what you love to do.’
  the LORD God says.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] burn bread which has that-which-causes-it-to-expand as an offering of thanksgiving to me. Okay, you (plur.) boast that as-well-as your (plur.) freewill offerings, for that is what you (plur.) want. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:6:

• Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
  ‘I sent famine to all your cities,
  I made food to be missing in all your villages.
  In spite of that,
  you did not return to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “In all the cities I made your stomachs empty.
  In all the places where you lived there was scarcity of bread,
  yet you have not returned to me,’
  says the LORD. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘I was- the -one-who-sent you (plur.) famine to all your (plur.) towns, but you (plur.) still did- not -return to me. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) -saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:7:

• Kupsabiny: “And again, I withheld rain
  when only three months remained before the harvest was ready.
  I made it rain in one city
  and there was no rain in another.
  It rained in one field
  but crops were drying up in another.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I stopped the rain in your place
  three months before the harvest.
  I sent rain in one city
  and I withheld rain from another city.
  One field had rain
  and another field had none and dried up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘I was- the -one-who-withheld the rain three months before the harvest-time/season comes. I caused-to-rain in some towns but not on-the-other-hand in others. I caused-to-rain in some fields but others on-the-other-hand became-dry.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:8:

• Kupsabiny: “People from one city wandered to another city
  looking for water
  and did not find enough to drink.
  In spite of that,
  they did not return to me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “People stagger from city to city for water
  but they never get enough to drink.
  Though that was the case
  yet you have not returned to me,’
  says the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because of weakness you (plur.) stagger to look for water from one town going to another town, but what you (plur.) get is not enough. But again you (plur.) did- not -return to me. I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 4:9:

• Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
  ‘I brought frost and insects
  to destroy your gardens and vineyards.
  Grasshoppers ate the fig trees
  and your olive trees.
  In spite of that,
  you did not return to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “‘Very many times I have stuck your
  gardens and vineyards with disease and fungus.
  Your fig trees and olive trees have been destroyed by locusts.
  Yet you have not returned to me,’
  says the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘I destroyed your (plur.) fields many times already through the hot wind and pestilence. The locusts attacked your (plur.) fig trees and olives. But you (plur.) still did- not -return to me. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)