Amos

Amos 3:15

¹⁵I will tear down the winter house

along with the summer house;

the houses of ivory will also perish,

and the great houses will come to an end,”

declares the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will tear down	וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י	wə·hik·kê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite
the winter	הַחֹ֖רֶף	ha·ḥō·rep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2779 harvest-time, autumn
house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
along with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the summer	הַקָּ֑יִץ	haq·qā·yiṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7019 summer, summer-fruit
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
the houses	בָּתֵּ֣י	bāt·tê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of ivory	הַשֵּׁ֗ן	haš·šên	Article; Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
will also perish	וְאָבְד֞וּ	wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6 perish
and the great	רַבִּ֖ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
houses	בָּתִּ֥ים	bāt·tîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
will come to an end	וְסָפ֛וּ	wə·sā·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.