Amos

Amos 7:7–9

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:

9The high places of Isaac will be deserted,

and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste;

and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam

with My sword.”

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Amos 7:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֣הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
He showed meהִרְאַ֔נִיhir·’a·nîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7200 see
Beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
was standingנִצָּ֖בniṣ·ṣāḇVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
byעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
a wallחוֹמַ֣תḥō·w·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2346 wall
true to plumbאֲנָ֑ךְ’ă·nāḵNoun - masculine singularH594 plummet
with a plumb lineאֲנָֽךְ׃’ă·nāḵNoun - masculine singularH594 plummet
in His handוּבְיָד֖וֹū·ḇə·yā·ḏōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand

Amos 7:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Amosעָמ֔וֹס‘ā·mō·wsNoun - proper - masculine singularH5986 Amos
whatמָֽה־māh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do youאַתָּ֤ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
seeרֹאֶה֙rō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
A plumb lineאֲנָ֑ךְ’ă·nāḵNoun - masculine singularH594 plummet
I repliedוָאֹמַ֖רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
I am settingשָׂ֤םśāmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
a plumb lineאֲנָךְ֙’ă·nāḵNoun - masculine singularH594 plummet
amongבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙bə·qe·reḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7130 inward part, midst
My peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
I will noלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
longerאוֹסִ֥יף’ō·w·sîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH3254 add
spareעֲב֥וֹר‘ă·ḇō·wrVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
themלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Amos 7:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The high placesבָּמ֣וֹתbā·mō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH1116 high place
of Isaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyiś·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3446 Jischak
will be desertedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙wə·nā·šam·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH8074 be desoleted, appalled
and the sanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יū·miq·də·šêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH4720 sacred place, sanctuary
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
will be laid wasteיֶחֱרָ֑בוּye·ḥĕ·rā·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2717 be dry, dried up
and I will rise upוְקַמְתִּ֛יwə·qam·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the houseבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םyā·rā·ḇə·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
with My swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃פbe·ḥā·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword

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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

Amos 7:9 2 Kings 15:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.