New International Version (NIV)
5The Lord, the Lord Almighty—
he touches the earth and it melts,
and all who live in it mourn;
the whole land rises like the Nile,
then sinks like the river of Egypt;
Amos 9:5
Amos 9:5 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5¶The Lord God of armies,
The One who touches the land so that it quakes,
And all those who live in it mourn,
And all of it rises up like the Nile
And subsides like the Nile of Egypt;
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5¶The Lord God of hosts [the Omnipotent Ruler],
It is He who touches the earth [in judgment] and it melts,
And all who dwell on it mourn [in despair and fear],
And all of it rises up like the Nile
And subsides like the Nile of Egypt;
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5The Lord GOD of Hosts,
He who touches the earth and it melts,
and all its dwellers mourn —
all the land rises like the Nile,
then sinks like the river of Egypt —
American Standard Version (ASV)
5For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;
Geneva Bible (GNV)
5And the Lord God of hosts shall touch the land, and it shall melt away, and al that dwel therein shall mourne, and it shall rise vp wholy like a flood, and shall bee drowned as by the flood of Egypt.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
5For the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it will mourn; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again, like the River of Egypt.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5The Lord rules over all.
The Lord touches the earth, and it melts.
Everyone who lives in it mourns.
The whole land rises like the Nile River.
Then it settles back down again
like that river in Egypt.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
5The Lord God Almighty will do this! When he touches the earth, it shakes. Everyone who lives there weeps. The ground rises up, like the water of the River Nile in Egypt. Then it goes down again, like the river.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
5And [it is] the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, || Who is striking against the land, and it melts, || And mourned have all the inhabitants in it, || And all of it has come up as a flood, || And it has sunk—like the flood of Egypt.