Amos

Amos 7:17

¹⁷Therefore this is what the LORD says:

‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city,

and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword.

Your land will be divided by a measuring line,

and you yourself will die on pagan^d soil.

And Israel will surely go into exile,

away from their homeland.’”

Footnotes

d 7:17 Hebrew unclean

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֞ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your wife	אִשְׁתְּךָ֞	’iš·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
will become a prostitute	תִּזְנֶה֙	tiz·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
in the city	בָּעִ֤יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and your sons	וּבָנֶ֤יךָ	ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙	ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
will fall	יִפֹּ֔לוּ	yip·pō·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
by the sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
Your land	וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖	wə·’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H127 ground, land
will be divided	תְּחֻלָּ֑ק	tə·ḥul·lāq	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2505 divide, share
by a measuring line	בַּחֶ֣בֶל	ba·ḥe·ḇel	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2256 cord, territory, band
and you yourself	וְאַתָּ֗ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
will die	תָּמ֔וּת	tā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4191 die
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
pagan	טְמֵאָה֙	ṭə·mê·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2931 unclean
soil	אֲדָמָ֤ה	’ă·ḏā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
And Israel	וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל	wə·yiś·rā·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will surely go into exile	גָּלֹ֥ה	gā·lōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1540 uncover, remove
away from	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
their homeland	אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ס	’aḏ·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H127 ground, land

Cross-references

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

Hosea 9:3 · 2 Kings 17:6 · Ezekiel 4:13 · Jeremiah 28:16 · Hosea 4:13–14 · Isaiah 13:16 · Amos 7:11 · Jeremiah 29:31–32 · Jeremiah 29:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.