Amos

Amos 2:1

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.

Footnotes

a 2:1 Or I will not revoke the punishment; Hebrew I will not revoke it; also in verses 4 and 6

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.