Amos

Amos 3:11

¹¹Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:

“An enemy^c will surround the land;

he will pull down your strongholds

and plunder your citadels.”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּ֤ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
An enemy	צַ֖ר	ṣar	Noun - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
will surround	וּסְבִ֣יב	ū·sə·ḇîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
he will pull down	וְהוֹרִ֤ד	wə·hō·w·riḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
your strongholds	עֻזֵּ֔ךְ	‘uz·zêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5797 strength, might
and plunder	וְנָבֹ֖זּוּ	wə·nā·ḇōz·zū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H962 spoil, plunder
your citadels	אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃	’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H759 citadel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.