Amos

Amos 2:4

⁴This is what the LORD says:

“For three transgressions of Judah, even four,

I will not revoke My judgment,

because they reject the Law of the LORD

and fail to keep His statutes;

they are led astray by the lies

in which their fathers walked.

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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 Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
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	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they reject	מָאֳסָ֞ם	mā·’o·sām	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3988 reject
the Law	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and fail	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to keep	שָׁמָ֔רוּ	šā·mā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His statutes	וְחֻקָּיו֙	wə·ḥuq·qāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
they are led astray	וַיַּתְעוּם֙	way·yaṯ·‘ūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H8582 err
by the lies	כִּזְבֵיהֶ֔ם	kiz·ḇê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
in which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
walked	הָלְכ֥וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Cross-references

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

Ezekiel 20:24 · Ezekiel 20:16 · Ezekiel 20:13 · Hosea 12:2 · Isaiah 28:15 · Jeremiah 16:19–20 · Habakkuk 2:18 · 2 Kings 17:19 · Ezekiel 20:18 · Nehemiah 1:7 · Isaiah 9:15–16 · Amos 3:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.