Amos

Amos 8:3

3“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songsb of the templec will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”

Footnotes

  • b 8:3 Or the singing women
  • c 8:3 Or palace

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In thatהַה֔וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
declaresנְאֻ֖םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
the songsשִׁיר֤וֹתšî·rō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH7892 song
of the templeהֵיכָל֙hê·ḵālNoun - masculine singularH1964 palace, temple
will turn to wailingוְהֵילִ֜ילוּwə·hê·lî·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3213 howl, make a howling
Manyרַ֣בraḇAdjective - masculine singularH7227 much, many, great
the corpsesהַפֶּ֔גֶרhap·pe·ḡerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6297 corpse, carcass
strewnהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhiš·lîḵVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7993 throw, fling, cast
in silenceהָֽס׃פhāsInterjectionH2013 hush
everywhereבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all

Cross-references

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

Amos 6:9–10 · Amos 5:23 · Jeremiah 9:21–22 · Amos 5:16 · Leviticus 10:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.