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And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאמַ֓ר\׀vai.yo.Marand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 1
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 2
מִצִיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.Yonfrom Zion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 3
יִשְׁאָ֔גyish.'Aghe will roar
Lemma: שָׁאַג (sha.ag) · Strong's: H7580
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to roar
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 37:4, Psalms 22:13, Psalms 38:8, Psalms 74:4, Psalms 104:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7580; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 4
וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.mi.ru.sha.Limand from Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 5
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe will give forth
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: cry out
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 45:2, Exodus 9:23, Numbers 14:1, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 46:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414M; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 6
קוֹל֑וֹko.Lovoice his
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 7
וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ve.'a.ve.Luand they will dry up
Lemma: אָבַל (a.val) · Strong's: H0056
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to mourn
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 33:4, Numbers 14:39, 1 Samuel 6:19, 1 Samuel 15:35, 1 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0056; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 8
נְא֣וֹתne.'ot[the] pastures of
Lemma: נָוָה (na.ah) · Strong's: H4999
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: habitation
Used 12 times. Also: Psalms 23:2, Psalms 65:12, Psalms 74:20, Psalms 83:12, Jeremiah 9:10, Jeremiah 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4999; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 9
הָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'Imthe shepherds
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 10
וְיָבֵ֖שׁve.ya.Veshand it will wither
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to wither
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 11
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] top of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 12
הַכַּרְמֶֽל\׃\ \פha.kar.Mel<the> Carmel
Lemma: כַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) · Strong's: H3760G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Carmel
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 12:22, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT Amos 1:2 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| roars | → | שָׁאַג H7580 to roar |
| from Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| and raises | → | נָתַן H5414M to give: cry out |
| His voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| from Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| the pastures | → | נָוָה H4999 habitation |
| of the shepherds | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| mourn | → | אָבַל H0056 to mourn |
| and the summit | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| of Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
| withers | → | יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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