Amos

Amos 1:3–4

³This is what the LORD says:

“For three transgressions of Damascus, even four,

I will not revoke My judgment,^d

because they threshed Gilead

with sledges of iron.

⁴So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael

to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

Footnotes

d 1:3 Or I will not revoke the punishment; Hebrew I will not revoke it; also in verses 6, 9, 11, and 13

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
For	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
three	שְׁלֹשָׁה֙	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
transgressions	פִּשְׁעֵ֣י	piš·‘ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6588 transgression
of Damascus	דַמֶּ֔שֶׂק	ḏam·me·śeq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1834 Damascus
even	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
four	אַרְבָּעָ֖ה	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
revoke	אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ	’ă·šî·ḇen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
because	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they threshed	דּוּשָׁ֛ם	dū·šām	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H1758 tread, thresh
Gilead	הַגִּלְעָֽד׃	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
with sledges	בַּחֲרֻצ֥וֹת	ba·ḥă·ru·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2742 sharp, diligent
of iron	הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל	hab·bar·zel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I will send	וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי	wə·šil·laḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
fire	אֵ֖שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
upon the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Hazael	חֲזָאֵ֑ל	ḥă·zā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2371 Chazael
to consume	וְאָכְלָ֖ה	wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the citadels	אַרְמְנ֥וֹת	’ar·mə·nō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H759 citadel
of	בֶּן־	ben-	Preposition	H1130 Ben-Hadad
Ben-hadad	הֲדָֽד׃	hă·ḏāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1130 Ben-Hadad

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 1:3 Amos 2:6 · Amos 1:9 · Isaiah 8:4 · 2 Kings 10:32–33 · Jeremiah 49:23–27 · 2 Kings 8:12 · Zechariah 9:1 · Amos 1:6 · Amos 1:13 · Amos 2:1 · Isaiah 17:1–3 · Amos 2:4

Amos 1:4 Jeremiah 49:27 · 2 Kings 13:25 · 2 Kings 8:7–15 · 2 Kings 13:3 · Jeremiah 17:27 · 2 Kings 6:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.