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The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. (KJV)

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נִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'he has sworn

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 1

אֲדֹנָ֤י'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 4:2 word 2

יְהוִה֙Yah.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 4:2 word 3

בְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.ka.de.Shoby holiness his

Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: holiness

Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 4

כִּ֛יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 5

הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 6

יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 7

בָּאִ֣יםba.'Im[are] coming

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 8

עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.Khemon you

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 9

וְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'and someone will take away

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 10

אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> you

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 11

בְּצִנּ֔וֹתbe.tzi.Notwith barbs

Lemma: צִנָּה (tsin.nah) · Strong's: H6793A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: hook

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6793A; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 12

וְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןve.'a.cha.ri.te.Khenand posterity your

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 13

בְּסִיר֥וֹתbe.si.Rotwith hooks of

Lemma: סִיר (sir) · Strong's: H5518B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: thorn

Used 5 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:6, Isaiah 34:13, Hosea 2:6, Nahum 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5518B; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 14

דּוּגָֽה\׃du.Gahfishing

Lemma: דּוּגָה (du.gah) · Strong's: H1729

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: fishhook

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1729; TAHOT Amos 4:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
GOD	→	יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God
has sworn	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
by His holiness	→	קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
Behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
are coming	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
when you will be taken away	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
with hooks	→	צִנָּה H6793A hook
and your posterity	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
with	→	סִיר H5518B thorn
fishhooks	→	דּוּגָה H1729 fishhook

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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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