Amos
Amos 1:5
5I will break down the gates of Damascus;
I will cut off the rulere from the Valley of Avenf
and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,”
says the LORD.
Footnotes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will break down | וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ | wə·šā·ḇar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| the gates | בְּרִ֣יחַ | bə·rî·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1280 bar |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| I will cut off | וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י | wə·hiḵ·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the ruler | יוֹשֵׁב֙ | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| from the Valley of Aven | מִבִּקְעַת־ | mib·biq·‘aṯ- | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1237 valley |
| and the one who wields | וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְ | wə·ṯō·w·mêḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H8551 grasp, support, attain |
| the scepter | שֵׁ֖בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| in Beth-eden | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1040 Beth-Eden |
| The people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of Aram | אֲרָ֛ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| will be exiled | וְגָל֧וּ | wə·ḡā·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1540 uncover, remove |
| to Kir | קִ֖ירָה | qî·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H7024 wall |
| says | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 16:9 · Amos 9:7 · Jeremiah 51:30 · Isaiah 43:14 · Lamentations 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.