Amos

Amos 3:1–2

¹Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

²“Only you have I known^a

from all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your iniquities.”

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
Hear	שִׁמְע֞וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	הַזֶּ֗ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
word	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has spoken	דִּבֶּ֧ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
against you	עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
O children	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
against	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
family	הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה	ham·miš·pā·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4940 clan
that	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I brought up	הֶעֱלֵ֛יתִי	he·‘ĕ·lê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Only	רַ֚ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
you	אֶתְכֶ֣ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
have I known	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
from all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the families	מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת	miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4940 clan
of the earth	הָאֲדָמָ֑ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I will punish	אֶפְקֹ֣ד	’ep̄·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
you	עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
for all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your iniquities	עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

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

Amos 3:1 Amos 2:10 · Jeremiah 8:3 · Micah 3:1 · Isaiah 48:12 · Jeremiah 31:1 · 2 Chronicles 20:15 · Hosea 4:1 · Ezekiel 37:16–17

Amos 3:2 Deuteronomy 7:6 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 10:15 · 1 Peter 4:17 · Zechariah 14:17–18 · Jeremiah 9:25 · Jeremiah 14:10 · Deuteronomy 32:9 · Jeremiah 10:25 · Daniel 9:12 · Ezekiel 9:6 · Jeremiah 11:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.