Amos

Amos 3:13–14

¹³Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,

declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

¹⁴On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,

I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel;

the horns of the altar will be cut off,

and they will fall to the ground.

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Amos 3:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִׁמְע֥וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
and testify	וְהָעִ֖ידוּ	wə·hā·‘î·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
against the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Hosts	הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃	haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Amos 3:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the day	בְּי֛וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
I punish	פָּקְדִ֥י	pā·qə·ḏî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
for their transgressions	פִשְׁעֵֽי־	p̄iš·‘ê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6588 transgression
I will visit	וּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙	ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altars	מִזְבְּח֣וֹת	miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4196 altar
of	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Preposition	H1008 Bethel
Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
the horns	קַרְנ֣וֹת	qar·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H7161 horn
of the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
will be cut off	וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙	wə·niḡ·də·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1438 hew, hew down or off
and they will fall	וְנָפְל֖וּ	wə·nā·p̄ə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
to the ground	לָאָֽרֶץ׃	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Amos 3:14 2 Kings 23:15 · Hosea 10:5–8 · 2 Chronicles 34:6–7 · Hosea 10:14–15 · Amos 5:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.