Amos

Amos 9:5–6

⁵The Lord GOD of Hosts,

He who touches the earth and it melts,

and all its dwellers mourn —

all the land rises like the Nile,

then sinks like the river of Egypt —

⁶He builds His upper rooms in the heavens

and founds His vault upon the earth.

He summons the waters of the sea

and pours them over the face of the earth.

The LORD is His name.

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Amos 9:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Lord	וַאדֹנָ֨י	wa·ḏō·nāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	הַצְּבָא֗וֹת	haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
He who touches	הַנּוֹגֵ֤עַ	han·nō·w·ḡê·a‘	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
the earth	בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and it melts	וַתָּמ֔וֹג	wat·tā·mō·wḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4127 melt
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its dwellers	י֣וֹשְׁבֵי	yō·wō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
mourn	וְאָבְל֖וּ	wə·’ā·ḇə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H56 mourn
all	כֻּלָּ֔הּ	kul·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3605 the whole, all
rises	וְעָלְתָ֤ה	wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
like the Nile	כַיְאֹר֙	ḵay·’ōr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
then sinks	וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה	wə·šā·qə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H8257 sink, sink down
like the river	כִּיאֹ֥ר	kî·’ōr	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - fc	H2975 stream
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם	miṣ·rå̄·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Amos 9:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He builds	הַבּוֹנֶ֤ה	hab·bō·w·neh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1129 build
His upper rooms	מַעֲלוֹתוֹ	ma·ʿă·lō·ṯō	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4609 what comes up
in the heavens	בַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	ḇaš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and founds	יְסָדָ֑הּ	yə·sā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
His vault	וַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹ	wa·’ă·ḡud·dā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H92 band
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He summons	הַקֹּרֵ֣א	haq·qō·rê	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the waters	לְמֵֽי־	lə·mê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the sea	הַיָּ֗ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and pours them	וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם	way·yiš·pə·ḵêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8210 pour out, pour
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
The LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is His name	שְׁמֽוֹ׃	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name

Cross-references

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Amos 9:5 Amos 8:8 · Micah 1:3–4 · Isaiah 64:1 · Psalm 46:6 · Revelation 20:11

Amos 9:6 Psalm 104:3 · Amos 5:8 · Amos 4:13 · Psalm 104:13 · Jeremiah 5:22 · Genesis 2:1 · Psalm 104:5–6 · Genesis 7:11–19 · Exodus 3:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.