Amos

Amos 9:5

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 —

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.