9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Amos 8:9:1 ⧉וְהָיָ֣הvehayaand it will be Amos 8:9:2 ⧉בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin the day Amos 8:9:3 ⧉הַה֗וּאhahuthat Amos 8:9:4 ⧉נְאֻם֙neumutterance of Amos 8:9:5 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֣יadonaiLord Amos 8:9:6 ⧉יְהוִ֔הyahwehLORD Amos 8:9:7 ⧉וְהֵבֵאתִ֥יvehevetiand I will bring Amos 8:9:8 ⧉הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe sun Amos 8:9:9 ⧉בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםbatsoharayimat noon Amos 8:9:10 ⧉וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יvehakhashakhtiand I will darken Amos 8:9:11 ⧉לָאָ֖רֶץlaretsthe earth Amos 8:9:12 ⧉בְּי֥וֹםbeyomin day Amos 8:9:13 ⧉אֽוֹר׃orlight |
9. Formal Translation “And on that day,” declares the Lord {Adonai Yahweh, Sovereign Judge}, “I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight.” |
9. Dynamic Translation “On that day,” says the Lord {Adonai Yahweh, Ruler over all}, “I will make the sun set right at noon and turn the day into darkness across the land.” |