Amos
Amos 4:12
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!
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.