Amos 8

¹This is whatכֹּ֥הkōh — thus, so, in this mannerH3541 — Full Word Study → the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיְהוִ֑הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study → showed meהִרְאַ֖נִיhir·’a·nî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →: I sawוְהִנֵּ֖הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → a basketכְּל֥וּבkə·lūḇ — basket; cage; woven containerH3619 — Full Word Study → of summer fruitקָֽיִץ׃qā·yiṣ — summer; summer fruit; the warm seasonH7019 — Full Word Study →. ²“Amosעָמ֔וֹס‘ā·mō·ws — burden bearer or strongH5986 — Full Word Study →, whatמָֽה־māh- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → do youאַתָּ֤ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → seeרֹאֶה֙rō·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →?” He askedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →. “A basketכְּל֣וּבkə·lūḇ — basket; cage; woven containerH3619 — Full Word Study → of summer fruitקָ֑יִץqā·yiṣ — summer; summer fruit; the warm seasonH7019 — Full Word Study →,” I repliedוָאֹמַ֖רwā·’ō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →. So the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to meאֵלַ֗י’ê·lay — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, “The endהַקֵּץ֙haq·qêṣ — end, boundary, limit, terminusH7093 — Full Word Study → has comeבָּ֤אbā — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → forאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → My peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mî — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →; I will noלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → longerאוֹסִ֥יף’ō·w·sîp̄ — to add, increase, or do againH3254 — Full Word Study → spareעֲב֥וֹר‘ă·ḇō·wr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → them.” ³“In thatהַה֔וּאha·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →,” declaresנְאֻ֖םnə·’um — A solemn declaration; utterance of GodH5002 — Full Word Study → the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיְהוִ֑הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study →, “the songsשִׁיר֤וֹתšî·rō·wṯ — Song; singing; musical compositionH7892 — Full Word Study → of the templeהֵיכָל֙hê·ḵāl — Temple, palace, sanctuary structureH1964 — Full Word Study → will turn to wailingוְהֵילִ֜ילוּwə·hê·lî·lū — to wail, howl, or cry out in lamentationH3213 — Full Word Study →. Manyרַ֣בraḇ — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → will be the corpses, strewnהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhiš·lîḵ — to throw, cast, or hurlH7993 — Full Word Study → in silenceהָֽס׃פhās — to be silent, keep quiet, hold one's peaceH2013 — Full Word Study → everywhereבְּכָל־bə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study →!” ⁴Hearשִׁמְעוּ־šim·‘ū- — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → thisזֹ֕אתzōṯ — This, that; demonstrative pronounH2063 — Full Word Study →, you who trampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםhaš·šō·’ă·p̄îm — to pant eagerly; to desire intensely; to devourH7602 — Full Word Study → the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן’eḇ·yō·wn — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study →, who do away withוְלַשְׁבִּ֖יתwə·laš·bîṯ — to cease, rest, or desist from laborH7673 — Full Word Study → the poorעַנְוֵיʿan·wē — Humble, meek, afflicted poorH6035 — Full Word Study → of the landאָֽרֶץ׃’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →, ⁵askingלֵאמֹ֗רlê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Whenמָתַ֞יmā·ṯay — when, how long, until whenH4970 — Full Word Study → will the New Moonהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha·ḥō·ḏeš — A month; lunar period; new moonH2320 — Full Word Study → be overיַעֲבֹ֤רya·‘ă·ḇōr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study →, that we may sellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהwə·naš·bî·rāh — to buy or sell grain; to tradeH7666 — Full Word Study → grainשֶּׁ֔בֶרše·ḇer — grain, especially wheat or barley; foodH7668 — Full Word Study →? When will the Sabbath end, that we may marketוְנִפְתְּחָה־wə·nip̄·tə·ḥāh- — to open, loosen, or beginH6605 — Full Word Study → wheatבָּ֑רbār — grain, corn, wheat; harvest fieldH1250 — Full Word Study →? Let us reduceלְהַקְטִ֤יןlə·haq·ṭîn — to be small, to diminish, to make insignificantH6994 — Full Word Study → the ephahאֵיפָה֙’ê·p̄āh — A dry measure of grain; a unit of capacityH374 — Full Word Study → and increaseוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילū·lə·haḡ·dîl — to grow, become great, magnifyH1431 — Full Word Study → the shekelשֶׁ֔קֶלše·qel — Ancient unit of weight and currency; shekelH8255 — Full Word Study →; let us cheatוּלְעַוֵּ֖תū·lə·‘aw·wêṯ — To twist, bend, or pervert from the correct pathH5791 — Full Word Study → with dishonestמִרְמָֽה׃mir·māh — deceit, treachery, or cunning deceptionH4820 — Full Word Study → scalesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmō·zə·nê — scales, balance, or balances for weighingH3976 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Let us buyלִקְנ֤וֹתliq·nō·wṯ — to acquire, buy, or possess through paymentH7069 — Full Word Study → the poorדַּלִּ֔יםdal·lîm — poor, needy, weakH1800 — Full Word Study → with silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙bak·ke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → and the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןwə·’eḇ·yō·wn — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study → forבַּעֲב֣וּרba·‘ă·ḇūr — For the sake of; because of; in order thatH5668 — Full Word Study → a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָ֑יִםna·‘ă·lā·yim — Sandal or shoe; footwearH5275 — Full Word Study →, sellingנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃naš·bîr — to buy or sell grain; to tradeH7666 — Full Word Study → even the chaffוּמַפַּ֥לū·map·pal — Flake, refuse, waste matterH4651 — Full Word Study → with the wheatבַּ֖רbar — grain, corn, wheat; harvest fieldH1250 — Full Word Study →!” ⁷The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → has swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עniš·ba‘ — To swear an oath; to bind oneself by solemn promiseH7650 — Full Word Study → by the Prideבִּגְא֣וֹןbiḡ·’ō·wn — Pride, arrogance, majesty, or splendorH1347 — Full Word Study → of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study →: “I will neverאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח’eš·kaḥ — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study → anyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → of their deedsמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma·‘ă·śê·hem — Work, deed, or actionH4639 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Will notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → quakeתִרְגַּ֣זṯir·gaz — to tremble, shake, or be disturbedH7264 — Full Word Study → forהַ֤עַלha·‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → thisזֹאת֙zōṯ — This, that; demonstrative pronounH2063 — Full Word Study →, and allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → its dwellersיוֹשֵׁ֣בyō·wō·šêḇ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → mournוְאָבַ֖לwə·’ā·ḇal — To mourn, lament, or grieveH56 — Full Word Study →? All of itכֻּלָּ֔הּkul·lāh — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → will swellוְעָלְתָ֤הwə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → like the Nileכָאֹר֙ḵā·’ōr — The Nile RiverH2975 — Full Word Study →; it will surgeוְנִגְרְשָׁ֥הwə·niḡ·rə·šāh — to drive out, expel, thrust awayH1644 — Full Word Study → and then subsideוְנִשְׁקָהwə·niš·qå̄h — To water, give drink, irrigateH8248 — Full Word Study → like the Nileכִּיא֥וֹרkî·’ō·wr — The Nile RiverH2975 — Full Word Study → in Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃סmiṣ·rā·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →. ⁹And in thatהַה֗וּאha·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →, declaresנְאֻם֙nə·’um — A solemn declaration; utterance of GodH5002 — Full Word Study → the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיְהוִ֔הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study →, I will make the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhaš·še·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study → go downוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יwə·hê·ḇê·ṯî — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםbaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim — Noon, midday; window or opening for lightH6672 — Full Word Study →, and I will darkenוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יwə·ha·ḥă·šaḵ·tî — To darken, obscure, or hideH2821 — Full Word Study → the earthלָאָ֖רֶץlā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → in the daytimeבְּי֥וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰I will turnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יwə·hā·p̄aḵ·tî — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → your feastsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םḥag·gê·ḵem — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study → into mourningלְאֵ֗בֶלlə·’ê·ḇel — mourning, lamentation, griefH60 — Full Word Study → and allוְכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your songsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙šî·rê·ḵem — Song; singing; musical compositionH7892 — Full Word Study → into lamentationלְקִינָ֔הlə·qî·nāh — dirge, funeral lament, song of mourningH7015 — Full Word Study →. I will cause everyoneכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → to wearוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יwə·ha·‘ă·lê·ṯî — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → sackclothשָׂ֔קśāq — Coarse cloth worn as a sign of mourning or repentanceH8242 — Full Word Study → and everyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → headרֹ֖אשׁrōš — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study → to be shavedקָרְחָ֑הqā·rə·ḥāh — baldness, bald spot on the headH7144 — Full Word Study →. I will make it likeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙wə·śam·tî·hā — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → a time of mourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלkə·’ê·ḇel — mourning, lamentation, griefH60 — Full Word Study → for an only sonיָחִ֔ידyā·ḥîḏ — Only, solitary, unique, belovedH3173 — Full Word Study →, and its outcomeוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּwə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh — End, latter time, final outcomeH319 — Full Word Study → like a bitterמָֽר׃mār — Bitter; marked by anguish or grievingH4751 — Full Word Study → dayכְּי֥וֹםkə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →, the daysיָמִ֣יםyā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → are comingבָּאִ֗יםbā·’îm — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →, declaresנְאֻם֙nə·’um — A solemn declaration; utterance of GodH5002 — Full Word Study → the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיְהוִ֔הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study →, when I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יwə·hiš·laḥ·tî — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → a famineרָעָ֖בrā·‘āḇ — Famine; severe scarcity of foodH7458 — Full Word Study → on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץbā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →— notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → a famineרָעָ֤בrā·‘āḇ — Famine; severe scarcity of foodH7458 — Full Word Study → of breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙lal·le·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → or a thirstצָמָ֣אṣā·mā — Thirst; a craving for waterH6772 — Full Word Study → for waterלַמַּ֔יִםlam·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →, but a famine of hearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַliš·mō·a‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rê — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →. ¹²People will staggerוְנָעוּ֙wə·nā·‘ū — to shake, move back and forth, wanderH5128 — Full Word Study → from seaמִיָּ֣םmî·yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study → toעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → seaיָ֔םyām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study → and roamיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּyə·šō·wṭ·ṭū — To row, travel back and forth, or traverseH7751 — Full Word Study → from northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןū·miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn — North; northern direction or regionH6828 — Full Word Study → toוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz·rāḥ — east; direction of the sunrise; eastern regionH4217 — Full Word Study →, seekingלְבַקֵּ֥שׁlə·ḇaq·qêš — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → the wordדְּבַר־də·ḇar- — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, but they will notוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → find itיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim·ṣā·’ū — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study →. ¹³In thatהַה֜וּאha·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → the lovelyהַיָּפ֛וֹתhay·yā·p̄ō·wṯ — Beautiful, fair, or lovely in appearanceH3303 — Full Word Study → young womenהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תhab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ — A young woman or virgin; an unmarried girlH1330 — Full Word Study →— the young men as wellוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםwə·hab·ba·ḥū·rîm — Young man, youth, chosen oneH970 — Full Word Study →— will faintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהtiṯ·‘al·lap̄·nāh — to wrap, faint, or cover overH5968 — Full Word Study → from thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃baṣ·ṣā·mā — Thirst; a craving for waterH6772 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Those who swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙han·niš·bā·‘îm — To swear an oath; to bind oneself by solemn promiseH7650 — Full Word Study → by the guiltבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbə·’aš·maṯ — guilt, guiltiness, culpabilityH819 — Full Word Study → of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןšō·mə·rō·wn — Northern kingdom's capitalH8111 — Full Word Study → and sayוְאָמְר֗וּwə·’ā·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘As surely as your godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → livesחֵ֤יḥê — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →, O Danדָּ֔ןdān — He judgedH1835 — Full Word Study →,’ or, ‘As surely as the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of Beershebaשָׁ֑בַעšā·ḇa‘ — Well of the OathH884 — Full Word Study → livesוְחֵ֖יwə·ḥê — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →’— they will fallוְנָפְל֖וּwə·nā·p̄ə·lū — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study →, neverוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to riseיָק֥וּמוּyā·qū·mū — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → againעֽוֹד׃ס‘ō·wḏ — still, yet, again, continuing or additional occurrenceH5750 — Full Word Study →.”