Amos

Amos 8:14

¹⁴Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria

and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’

or, ‘As surely as the way^e of Beersheba lives’—

they will fall, never to rise again.”

Footnotes

e 8:14 Or the god

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who swear	הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙	han·niš·bā·‘îm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7650 swear
by the guilt	בְּאַשְׁמַ֣ת	bə·’aš·maṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
of Samaria	שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
and say	וְאָמְר֗וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
As surely as your god	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
lives	חֵ֤י	ḥê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
O Dan	דָּ֔ן	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
or	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
As surely as the way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of Beersheba	שָׁ֑בַע	šā·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba
lives	וְחֵ֖י	wə·ḥê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
they will fall	וְנָפְל֖וּ	wə·nā·p̄ə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
never	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to rise	יָק֥וּמוּ	yā·qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
again	עֽוֹד׃ס	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

Cross-references

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

Amos 5:5 · 1 Kings 12:28–29 · Deuteronomy 9:21 · Acts 9:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.