Amos
Amos 5:7
7There are those who turn justice into wormwood
and cast righteousness to the ground.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are those who turn | הַהֹפְכִ֥ים | ha·hō·p̄ə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2015 turn, overturn |
| justice | מִשְׁפָּ֑ט | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| into wormwood | לְלַעֲנָ֖ה | lə·la·‘ă·nāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H3939 wormwood |
| and cast | הִנִּֽיחוּ׃ | hin·nî·ḥū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5117 rest |
| righteousness | וּצְדָקָ֖ה | ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| to the ground | לָאָ֥רֶץ | lā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 6:12 · Amos 5:11–12 · Ezekiel 3:20 · Hosea 10:4 · Deuteronomy 29:18 · Zephaniah 1:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.