Amos
Amos 7:3–6
3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.
4This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land. 5Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
6So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Amos 7:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| relented | נִחַ֥ם | ni·ḥam | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| from | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| It will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| happen | תִהְיֶ֖ה | ṯih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| said | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Amos 7:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| showed me | הִרְאַ֙נִי֙ | hir·’a·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7200 see |
| The Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| was calling | קֹרֵ֛א | qō·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| for judgment | לָרִ֥ב | lā·riḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7378 strive, contend |
| by fire | בָּאֵ֖שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| It consumed | וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ | wat·tō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the great | רַבָּ֔ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| deep | תְּה֣וֹם | tə·hō·wm | Noun - common singular | H8415 deep, sea, abyss |
| and devoured | וְאָכְלָ֖ה | wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the land | הַחֵֽלֶק׃ | ha·ḥê·leq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
Amos 7:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I said | וָאֹמַ֗ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Lord | אֲדֹנָ֤י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| please | נָ֔א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| stop | חֲדַל־ | ḥă·ḏal- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2308 cease |
| How | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| survive | יָק֖וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| since | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is so small | קָטֹ֖ן | qā·ṭōn | Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
Amos 7:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| relented | נִחַ֥ם | ni·ḥam | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| from | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| It | הִיא֙ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| happen | תִֽהְיֶ֔ה | ṯih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| either | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| said | אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 7:3 Deuteronomy 32:36 · Jonah 3:10 · Hosea 11:8 · Psalm 106:45 · Amos 7:6 · Joel 2:14
Amos 7:4 Isaiah 66:15–16 · Amos 7:1
Amos 7:5 Psalm 85:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.