Amos
Amos 7:7–8
7This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. 8“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD.
“A plumb line,” I replied.
“Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
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Amos 7:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֣ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| He showed me | הִרְאַ֔נִי | hir·’a·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7200 see |
| Behold | וְהִנֵּ֧ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֛י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| was standing | נִצָּ֖ב | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a wall | חוֹמַ֣ת | ḥō·w·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2346 wall |
| true to plumb | אֲנָ֑ךְ | ’ă·nāḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H594 plummet |
| with a plumb line | אֲנָֽךְ׃ | ’ă·nāḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H594 plummet |
| in His hand | וּבְיָד֖וֹ | ū·ḇə·yā·ḏōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Amos 7:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos | עָמ֔וֹס | ‘ā·mō·ws | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5986 Amos |
| what | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you | אַתָּ֤ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| see | רֹאֶה֙ | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| asked | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| A plumb line | אֲנָ֑ךְ | ’ă·nāḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H594 plummet |
| I replied | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הִנְנִ֨י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| I am setting | שָׂ֤ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a plumb line | אֲנָךְ֙ | ’ă·nāḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H594 plummet |
| among | בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| I will no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | אוֹסִ֥יף | ’ō·w·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3254 add |
| spare | עֲב֥וֹר | ‘ă·ḇō·wr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| them | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 7:7 2 Kings 21:13 · Isaiah 28:17 · Revelation 21:15
Amos 7:8 Amos 8:2 · Lamentations 2:8 · Jeremiah 15:6 · Ezekiel 7:2–9 · Isaiah 28:17 · Micah 7:18 · 2 Kings 21:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.