Amos

Amos 6:6

⁶You drink wine by the bowlful

and anoint yourselves with the finest oils,

but you fail to grieve

over the ruin of Joseph.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You drink	הַשֹּׁתִ֤ים	haš·šō·ṯîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8354 drink
wine	יַ֔יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
by the bowlful	בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙	bə·miz·rə·qê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4219 bowl, bason
and anoint yourselves	יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ	yim·šā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4886 smear, anoint
with the finest	וְרֵאשִׁ֥ית	wə·rê·šîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7225 beginning, chief
oils	שְׁמָנִ֖ים	šə·mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8081 fat, oil
but you fail to	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grieve	נֶחְל֖וּ	neḥ·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2470 be weak, sick
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ruin	שֵׁ֥בֶר	šê·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
of Joseph	יוֹסֵֽף	yō·sēp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.