Amos
Amos 2:1–2
1This is what the LORD says:
“For three transgressions of Moab, even four,
I will not revoke My judgment,a
because he burned to lime
the bones of Edom’s king.
2So I will send fire against Moab
to consume the citadels of Kerioth.
Moab will die in tumult,
amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
Footnotes
- a 2:1 Or I will not revoke the punishment; Hebrew I will not revoke it; also in verses 4 and 6
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.
Amos 2:1
| 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 Moab | מוֹאָ֔ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| 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 |
| he burned | שָׂרְפ֛וֹ | śā·rə·p̄ōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8313 burn |
| to lime | לַשִּֽׂיד׃ | laś·śîḏ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7875 lime, whitewash |
| the bones | עַצְמ֥וֹת | ‘aṣ·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| of Edom’s | אֱד֖וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
Amos 2:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I will send | וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ | wə·šil·laḥ·tî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| fire | אֵ֣שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| against Moab | בְּמוֹאָ֔ב | bə·mō·w·’āḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| to consume | וְאָכְלָ֖ה | wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the citadels | אַרְמְנ֣וֹת | ’ar·mə·nō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H759 citadel |
| of Kerioth | הַקְּרִיּ֑וֹת | haq·qə·rî·yō·wṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7152 Kerioth |
| Moab | מוֹאָ֔ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| will die | וּמֵ֤ת | ū·mêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| in tumult | בְּשָׁאוֹן֙ | bə·šā·’ō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7588 roar |
| amid war cries | בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה | biṯ·rū·‘āh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy |
| and the sound | בְּק֥וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the ram’s horn | שׁוֹפָֽר׃ | šō·w·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 2:1 Zephaniah 2:8–9 · Amos 1:3 · Ezekiel 25:8–9 · 2 Kings 3:26–27 · Amos 2:4 · Isaiah 25:10 · Isaiah 15:1–9 · Jeremiah 48:1–47 · Amos 1:13 · Amos 1:11 · Amos 1:9 · Amos 2:6
Amos 2:2 Jeremiah 48:41 · Jeremiah 48:24 · Amos 1:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.