Amos

Amos 4:2

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.