Amos
Amos 7:4
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.