Amos

Amos 1:8

⁸I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod

and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon.

I will turn My hand against Ekron,

and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,”

says the Lord GOD.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
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
of Ashdod	מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹד	mê·’aš·dō·wḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H795 Ashdod
and the one who wields	וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְ	wə·ṯō·w·mêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8551 grasp, support, attain
the scepter	שֵׁ֖בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
in Ashkelon	מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן	mê·’aš·qə·lō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H831 Ashkelon
I will turn	וַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִי	wa·hă·šî·ḇō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
My hand	יָדִ֜י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Ekron	עֶקְר֗וֹן	‘eq·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6138 Ekrôn
and the remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֣ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
will perish	וְאָֽבְדוּ֙	wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6 perish
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh

Cross-references

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

Ezekiel 25:16 · Isaiah 14:29–31 · Zephaniah 2:4–7 · Jeremiah 47:4–5 · Psalm 81:14 · 2 Chronicles 26:6 · Zechariah 9:6 · Isaiah 20:1 · Amos 3:9 · Isaiah 1:25 · Zechariah 13:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.