Amos

Amos 3:14

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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the dayבְּי֛וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
I punishפָּקְדִ֥יpā·qə·ḏîVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
for their transgressionsפִשְׁעֵֽי־p̄iš·‘ê-Noun - masculine plural constructH6588 transgression
I will visitוּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz·bə·ḥō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH4196 altar
ofבֵּֽית־bêṯ-PrepositionH1008 Bethel
Bethelאֵ֔ל’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH1008 Bethel
the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתqar·nō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH7161 horn
of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
will be cut offוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙wə·niḡ·də·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1438 hew, hew down or off
and they will fallוְנָפְל֖וּwə·nā·p̄ə·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5307 fall, lie
to the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃lā·’ā·reṣPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Cross-references

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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.