Amos

Amos 4:1–3

¹Hear this word,

you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,

you women who oppress the poor

and crush the needy,

who say to your husbands,

“Bring us more to drink.”

²The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness:

“Behold, the days are coming

when you will be taken away with hooks,

and your posterity with fishhooks.

³You will go out through broken walls,

each one straight ahead of her,

and you will be cast out toward Harmon,^a”

declares the LORD.

Footnotes

a 4:3 That is, possibly Mount Hermon

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Amos 4:1

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
you cows	פָּר֤וֹת	pā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6510 heifer, cow
of Bashan	הַבָּשָׁן֙	hab·bā·šān	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
on Mount	בְּהַ֣ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Samaria	שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
you women who oppress	הָעֹשְׁק֣וֹת	hā·‘ō·šə·qō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
the poor	דַּלִּ֔ים	dal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
and crush	הָרֹצְצ֖וֹת	hā·rō·ṣə·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H7533 crush
the needy	אֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים	’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor
who say	הָאֹמְרֹ֥ת	hā·’ō·mə·rōṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H559 utter, say
to your husbands	לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם	la·’ă·ḏō·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H113 lord
Bring us	הָבִ֥יאָה	hā·ḇî·’āh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
more to drink	וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃	wə·niš·teh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H8354 drink

Amos 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Lord	אֲדֹנָ֤י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
has sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֨ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
by His holiness	בְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹ	bə·qā·ḏə·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
Behold	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
are coming	בָּאִ֣ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
when you will be taken away	וְנִשָּׂ֤א	wə·niś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
with hooks	בְּצִנּ֔וֹת	bə·ṣin·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H6793 hook
and your posterity	וְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ן	wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯə·ḵen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H319 after-part, end
with	בְּסִיר֥וֹת	bə·sî·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5518 pot
fishhooks	דּוּגָֽה׃	dū·ḡāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1729 fishing, fishery

Amos 4:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will go out	תֵּצֶ֖אנָה	tê·ṣe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural	H3318 go or come out
broken	וּפְרָצִ֥ים	ū·p̄ə·rā·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6556 bursting forth, breach
each one	אִשָּׁ֣ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
straight ahead of her	נֶגְדָּ֑הּ	neḡ·dāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
and you will be cast out	וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה	wə·hiš·laḵ·te·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
toward Harmon	הַהַרְמ֖וֹנָה	ha·har·mō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H2038 castle
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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

Amos 4:1 Psalm 22:12 · Amos 6:1 · Amos 5:11 · Ezekiel 39:18 · Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Psalm 12:5 · Proverbs 22:22–23 · Isaiah 58:6 · Ezekiel 22:29 · Job 20:19 · Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 50:27

Amos 4:2 Jeremiah 16:16 · Psalm 89:35 · Habakkuk 1:15–16 · Isaiah 37:29 · Amos 6:8 · Ezekiel 39:4–5

Amos 4:3 Ezekiel 12:5 · Ezekiel 12:12 · Matthew 16:26 · Isaiah 31:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.