Amos
Amos 1:2
2He said:
“The LORD roars from Zion
and raises His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
and the summit of Carmel withers.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He said | וַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀ | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| roars | יִשְׁאָ֔ג | yiš·’āḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7580 roar |
| from Zion | מִצִיּ֣וֹן | mi·ṣī·yōn | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| and raises | יִתֵּ֣ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| His voice | קוֹל֑וֹ | qō·w·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| from Jerusalem | וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | ū·mî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| the pastures | נְא֣וֹת | nə·’ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4999 home, pasture |
| of the shepherds | הָרֹעִ֔ים | hā·rō·‘îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| mourn | וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ | wə·’ā·ḇə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H56 mourn |
| and the summit | רֹ֥אשׁ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of Carmel | הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃פ | hak·kar·mel | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3760 Carmel |
| withers | וְיָבֵ֖שׁ | wə·yā·ḇêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3001 be dry, dried up, withered |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joel 3:16 · Jeremiah 25:30 · Isaiah 42:13 · Amos 9:3 · Jeremiah 12:4 · Nahum 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.