Amos

Amos 5:11

¹¹Therefore, because you trample on the poor

and exact from him a tax of grain,

you will never live

in the stone houses you have built;

you will never drink the wine

from the lush vineyards you have planted.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָ֠כֵן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
because	יַ֣עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you trample	בּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞ם	bō·wō·šas·ḵem	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H1318 trample down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the poor	דָּ֗ל	dāl	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
and exact	תִּקְח֣וּ	tiq·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3947 take
from him	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
a tax	וּמַשְׂאַת־	ū·maś·’aṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion
of grain	בַּר֙	bar	Noun - masculine singular	H1250 corn
you will never	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
live	תֵ֣שְׁבוּ	ṯê·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the stone houses	בָּתֵּ֥י	bāt·tê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
you have built	בְּנִיתֶ֖ם	bə·nî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1129 build
you will never	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drink	תִשְׁתּ֖וּ	ṯiš·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8354 drink
the wine	יֵינָֽם׃	yê·nām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3196 wine
from the lush	חֶ֣מֶד	ḥe·meḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2531 desire, delight
vineyards	כַּרְמֵי־	kar·mê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3754 vineyard
you have planted	נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם	nə·ṭa‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant

Cross-references

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

Micah 6:15 · Deuteronomy 28:30 · Zephaniah 1:13 · James 2:6 · Haggai 1:6 · Revelation 11:8–10 · Amos 3:15–4:1 · Micah 3:1–3 · Micah 2:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.