Amos

Amos 9:6

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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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

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

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.