Amos 9:6
ContextNET © | He builds the upper rooms of his palace 1 in heaven and sets its foundation supports 2 on the earth. 3 He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The Lord is his name. |
NIV © | he who builds his lofty palace in the heavens and sets its foundation on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land—the LORD is his name. |
NASB © | The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth, The LORD is His name. |
NLT © | The upper stories of the LORD’s home are in the heavens, while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The LORD is his name! |
MSG © | God builds his palace--towers soaring high in the skies, foundations set on the rock-firm earth. He calls ocean waters and they come, then he ladles them out on the earth. GOD, your God, does all this. |
BBE © | It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name. |
NRSV © | who builds his upper chambers in the heavens, and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the surface of the earth—the LORD is his name. |
NKJV © | He who builds His layers in the sky, And has founded His strata in the earth; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the face of the earth––The LORD is His name. |
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NASB © | The One who builds <01129> His upper <04609> chambers <04609> in the heavens <08064> And has founded <03245> His vaulted <092> dome <092> over <05921> the earth <0776> , He who calls <07121> for the waters <04325> of the sea <03220> And pours <08210> them out on the face <06440> of the earth <0776> , The LORD <03068> is His name .<08034> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | He builds <01129> the upper rooms <04609> of his palace in heaven <08064> and sets <03245> its foundation <03245> supports <092> on <05921> the earth <0776> . He summons <07121> the water <04325> of the sea <03220> and pours <08210> it out <08210> on <05921> the earth’s <0776> surface <06440> . The Lord <03068> is his name .<08034> |
NET © | He builds the upper rooms of his palace 1 in heaven and sets its foundation supports 2 on the earth. 3 He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The Lord is his name. |
NET © Notes |
1 tc The MT reads “his steps.” If this is correct, then the reference may be to the steps leading up to the heavenly temple or the throne of God (cf. 1 Kgs 10:19-20). The prefixed מ (mem) may be dittographic (note the preceding word ends in mem). The translation assumes an emendation to עֲלִיָּתוֹ (’aliyyato, “his upper rooms”). 2 tn Traditionally, “vault” (so ASV, NAB, NRSV). The precise meaning of this word in this context is unclear. Elsewhere it refers to objects grouped or held together. F. I. Andersen and D. N. Freedman (Amos [AB], 845-46) suggest the foundational structure of a building is in view. 3 sn Verse 6a pictures the entire universe as a divine palace founded on the earth and extending into the heavens. |