Amos

Amos 4:11–12

¹¹“Some of you I overthrew

as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

and you were like a firebrand^d snatched from a blaze,

yet you did not return to Me,”

declares the LORD.

¹²“Therefore, that is what I will do

to you, O Israel,

and since I will do this to you,

prepare to meet your God, O Israel!

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some of you I overthrew	הָפַ֣כְתִּי	hā·p̄aḵ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2015 turn, overturn
as I overthrew	כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת	kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4114 overthrow
Sodom	סְדֹ֣ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and Gomorrah	עֲמֹרָ֔ה	‘ă·mō·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah
and you were	וַתִּהְי֕וּ	wat·tih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a firebrand	כְּא֖וּד	kə·’ūḏ	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular	H181 brand, fire-brand
snatched	מֻצָּ֣ל	muṣ·ṣāl	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from a blaze	מִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה	miś·rē·p̄å̄h	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H8316 burning
yet you did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	šaḇ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to Me	עָדַ֖י	‘ā·ḏay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֕ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
that is what	כֹּ֥ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
I will do	אֶעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
to you	לְּךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and since	עֵ֚קֶב	‘ê·qeḇ	Conjunction	H6118 consequence
I will do	אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
this	זֹ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
to you	לָּ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
prepare	הִכּ֥וֹן	hik·kō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
to meet	לִקְרַאת־	liq·raṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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

Amos 4:11 Zechariah 3:2 · Isaiah 13:19 · Jeremiah 23:14 · Genesis 19:24–25 · 2 Peter 2:6 · Ezekiel 22:17–22 · Amos 4:6 · Jude 1:7 · Jude 1:23 · Ezekiel 24:13 · Revelation 9:20 · Jeremiah 6:28–30

Amos 4:12 1 Thessalonians 5:2–4 · James 4:1–10 · Amos 9:1–4 · Mark 13:32–37 · Ezekiel 13:5 · Luke 21:3–36 · Isaiah 47:3 · Amos 5:4–15 · Luke 14:31–32 · Matthew 24:44–25:13 · Ezekiel 22:30 · Amos 4:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.