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)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:12:

• Kupsabiny: “After that, Amaziah said to Amos, ‘Get away from here you prophet and flee to the land of Judah. Go and speak words there so you can be given something.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Amaziah said to Amos, "You prophet, get out of here, go to Judah and get your food there and prophesy there” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then Amazia said to Amos, ‘You (sing.) prophet, you (sing.) get-out from here and you (sing.) return to Juda. Do/Earn there your (sing.) source-of-living as a prophet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Amaziah came to me and said, ‘You prophet, get out of here! Go back to the country of Judah! Earn money to buy food to be able to live there, and do your prophesying there!” (Source: Translation for Translators)