Amos 9:5

New Catholic Bible

Psalm of Praise

⁵The Lord, the God of hosts,
    touches the earth and it melts
    so that all who live on it mourn,
while the entire earth rises up like the Nile^[a]
    and then subsides like the River of Egypt.

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Footnotes

Amos 9:5 The Nile was famous for its periodic flooding.

Amos 9:5

New International Version

⁵The Lord, the Lord Almighty—
he touches the earth and it melts,^(A)
and all who live in it mourn;
the whole land rises like the Nile,
then sinks like the river of Egypt;^(B)

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Amos 9:5

New King James Version

⁵The Lord God of hosts,
He who touches the earth and it ^(A)melts,
^(B)And all who dwell there mourn;
All of it shall swell like ^[a]the River,
And subside like the River of Egypt.

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Footnotes

Amos 9:5 The Nile

Amos 9:5

English Standard Version

⁵The Lord God of hosts,
he who touches the earth and ^(A)it melts,
and all who dwell in it mourn,
^(B)and all of it rises like the Nile,
^(C)and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt;