Amos
Amos 4:2–3
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
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 4:2 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.