Amos
Amos 9:2
2Though they dig down to Sheol,
from there My hand will take them;
and though they climb up to heaven,
from there I will pull them down.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| they dig down | יַחְתְּר֣וּ | yaḥ·tə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2864 dig, row |
| to Sheol | בִשְׁא֔וֹל | ḇiš·’ō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
| from there | מִשָּׁ֖ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| My hand | יָדִ֣י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| will take them | תִקָּחֵ֑ם | ṯiq·qā·ḥêm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| and though | וְאִֽם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| they climb up | יַעֲלוּ֙ | ya·‘ă·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| from there | מִשָּׁ֖ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| I will pull them down | אוֹרִידֵֽם׃ | ’ō·w·rî·ḏêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 51:53 · Psalm 139:7–10 · Obadiah 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.