Amos

Amos 6:8

⁸The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself— the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared:

“I abhor Jacob’s pride

and detest his citadels,

so I will deliver up the city

and everything in it.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Lord	אֲדֹנָ֨י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
has sworn	נִשְׁבַּע֩	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
by Himself	בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ	bə·nap̄·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
has declared	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
abhor	מְתָאֵ֤ב	mə·ṯā·’êḇ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8374 loathe, abhor
Jacob’s	יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
pride	גְּא֣וֹן	gə·’ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1347 exaltation
and detest	שָׂנֵ֑אתִי	śā·nê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
his citadels	וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יו	wə·’ar·mə·nō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H759 citadel
so I will deliver up	וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י	wə·his·gar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5462 shut, close
the city	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and everything in it	וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃	ū·mə·lō·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4393 fulness, that which fills

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 51:14 · Amos 4:2 · Psalm 47:4 · Amos 8:7 · Jeremiah 22:5 · Amos 3:11 · Psalm 106:40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.