Amos

Amos 6:12–13

12“Do horses gallop on the cliffs?

Does one plow the seab with oxen?

But you have turned justice into poison

and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—

13you who rejoice in Lo-debarc and say,

‘Did we not take Karnaimd by our own strength?’

Footnotes

  • b 6:12 Literally Does one plow (there)
  • c 6:13 Lo-debar means nothing.
  • d 6:13 Karnaim means horn, a symbol of strength.

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Amos 6:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do horsesסוּסִ֔יםsū·sîmNoun - masculine pluralH5483 swallow or swift
gallopהַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay·ru·ṣūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH7323 run
on the cliffsבַּסֶּ֙לַע֙bas·se·la‘Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5553 crag, cliff
Does one plowיַחֲר֖וֹשׁya·ḥă·rō·wōšVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
with oxenבַּבְּקָרִ֑יםbab·bə·qā·rîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1241 cattle, herd, ox
Butכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you have turnedהֲפַכְתֶּ֤םhă·p̄aḵ·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH2015 turn, overturn
justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmiš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
into poisonלְרֹאשׁ֙lə·rōšPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7219 head
and the fruitוּפְרִ֥יū·p̄ə·rîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6529 fruit
of righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הṣə·ḏā·qāhNoun - feminine singularH6666 righteousness
into wormwoodלְלַעֲנָֽה׃lə·la·‘ă·nāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH3939 wormwood

Amos 6:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you who rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםhaś·śə·mê·ḥîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH8056 glad, joyful, merry
in Lo-debarדָבָ֑רḏā·ḇārPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3810 Lo-Debar
and sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםhā·’ō·mə·rîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Did we notהֲל֣וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
takeלָקַ֥חְנוּlā·qaḥ·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH3947 take
Karnaimקַרְנָֽיִם׃qar·nā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH7161 horn
by our ownלָ֖נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
strengthבְחָזְקֵ֔נוּḇə·ḥā·zə·qê·nūPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH2392 strength

Cross-references

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Amos 6:12 Amos 5:7 · Hosea 10:4 · Amos 5:11–12 · Isaiah 59:13–14 · 1 Kings 21:7–13 · Isaiah 48:4 · Psalm 94:20–21

Amos 6:13 Luke 12:19–20 · Isaiah 28:14–15 · 2 Kings 14:25 · James 4:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.