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

• Kupsabiny: “Then, God showed me another matter. I saw God calling for fire to pour down. That fire licked up the ocean and destroyed the land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD has decided to judge by fire. This fire having dried up the large ocean was totally burning up the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is still what the Lord GOD showed to me: I saw that the Lord GOD had-prepared to punish his people by fire. Then the fire caused-to-become-dry the source of water under the ground, and it burned everything in the land of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then this is what Yahweh our Lord showed me in another vision: He was calling to a fire to come and punish his people. In the vision I saw that the fire dried up the ocean and also burned everything on the land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I said, ‘Oh, God, forgive your people! They are so few! How can the people of Israel now survive?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “At that time, I said with a loud voice, "Oh Sovereign LORD, I beg you, please stop. How can Jacob survive? He is so very small."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And then I said, ‘Lord GOD, I ask-for-favor from you (sing.) not to do that. How can- the descendants of Jacob -live if that happens? They are weak and do not have capability.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then I cried out again, ‘Yahweh our Lord, I plead with you, please stop this! We Israeli people are very helpless; how will we be able to survive ?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:6:

• Kupsabiny: “God changed his thoughts again and said, ‘It shall never happen like that!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD relented concerning this.
  "This also will not happen’, says the Sovereign LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore the mind of the LORD changed and he said, ‘What- you (sing.) -saw will- not -happen anymore.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Yahweh changed his mind again, and said, ‘That also will not happen.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “This is (a) matter that God showed me. I saw him standing on a wall that was built straight and (he) had a plumb line in his hand.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He also showed me this: I saw the Lord with a plumb line in his hand standing near a wall that had been built by using a plumb lime.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is still what the Lord GOD showed to me: I saw the Lord standing near the stone-wall and he held a plumb-line which was-used to-measure the stone-wall if the making of it (was) straight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh showed me another vision. I saw him standing beside a wall. It was very straight because it had been built using a plumb line/cord with a weight on one end to determine if walls are vertically straight. Yahweh had the plumb line in his hand.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:8:

• Kupsabiny: “He asked me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ I answered, ‘A plumb line.’ God said, ‘I am using a plumb line to show that they are like a wall that is crooked so that I will surely punish them!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD said to me, "Amos what do you see?"
  "A plumb line", I answered.
  And the Lord said, "see I will put a plumb line among my people Israel. Now I will no longer spare them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The Lord asked me, ‘Amos, what did you (sing.) see?’ I replied, ‘(A) something-to-use-as-measuring.’ Then he said, ‘According to my measurement, the life of my people from-Israel is not right/[lit. straight]. Therefore at this time I will- no-longer -have-compassion on them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh asked me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’
  I replied, ‘A plumb line.’
  Then Yahweh said, ‘Look, I am going to use a plumb line among my Israeli people, to show that they are like a wall that is not straight. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:9:

• Kupsabiny: “The places where the house/descendants of Isaac are worshipping their idols will be torn down and the places in Israel where (people) pray shall be destroyed. I shall destroy with sword the house/family of king Jeroboam.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Isaac’s puja places will be destroyed completely.
  Israel’s Holy Places will be ruined.
  I will attack the House of Jeroboam with the sword.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-destroy the places-of-worship at the high places where those from-Israel who (are) descendants of Isaac worship. And I will-cause- Israel -to-be-attacked by the enemies, the kingdom of King Jeroboam.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The places on hills where the descendants of Isaac worship idols will be destroyed.
  And the other important shrines in Israel will also be destroyed.
  And I will enable your enemies to attack your people with swords
  and they will get rid of King Jeroboam and all his descendants.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:10:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, Amaziah who was the priest in Bethel send a message to king Jeroboam saying, ‘Amos is here in Bethel making a plot against you and his words are damaging the country.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, "Amos has started a conspiracy against you in the midst of the House of Israel. This country cannot tolerate his words.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, Amazia the priest of Betel sent a message to King Jeroboam of Israel. He said, ‘Amos is-planning evil against you (sing.) here in Israel itself. The people no-longer can-endure his speeches.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, the King of Israel. In the message he said, ‘Amos is plotting against you among the Israeli people. I am worried that the people of this country will not be able to refute his words.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:11:

• Kupsabiny: “(He) goes around saying, ‘Jeroboam shall die in battle and the people of Israel shall be taken to another country away from their own country.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because this is what Amos is saying:
  "’Jeroboam will be killed by the sword
  and Israel will surely go into exile
  to a country far from their own land.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For this is what he is-saying: ‘Jeroboam will-die in war/battle, and very surely those from-Israel will-be-taken-captives to another nation.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “This is what he is saying:
  ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed by someone using a sword,
  and the people of Israel will be exiled/forced to leave their land and go to another country.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)