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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. (KJV)
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לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 1
כֹּ֤הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 2
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 3:11 word 3
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 4
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: YHWH/God
Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 5
צַ֖רtzaran opponent
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: enemy
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 6
וּסְבִ֣יבu.se.Vivand around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 7
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 8
וְהוֹרִ֤דve.ho.Ridand he will bring down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 9
מִמֵּךְ֙mi.meKhfrom you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 10
עֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.Zekhstrength your
Lemma: עֹז (oz) · Strong's: H5797
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 91 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 26:19, Judges 5:21, Judges 9:51, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5797; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 11
וְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuand they will be plundered
Lemma: בָּזַז (ba.zaz) · Strong's: H0962
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNq3cp)
Meaning: to plunder
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9, Numbers 31:32, Numbers 31:53, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0962; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 12
אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ\׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhfortresses your
Lemma: אַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) · Strong's: H0759H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: citadel: fortress
Used 19 times. Also: Psalms 122:7, Proverbs 18:19, Isaiah 25:2, Isaiah 34:13, Jeremiah 6:5, Jeremiah 49:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0759H; TAHOT Amos 3:11 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| GOD | → | יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| An enemy | → | צַר H6862C enemy |
| will surround | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| he will pull down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| your strongholds | → | עֹז H5797 strength |
| and plunder | → | בָּזַז H0962 to plunder |
| your citadels | → | אַרְמוֹן H0759H citadel: fortress |
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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