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Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: (KJV)

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הַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay.ru.Tzun¿ do they run !

Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to run: run

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 1

בַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ba.Se.la'on the crag[s]

Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: crag

Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 2

סוּסִ֔יםsu.Simhorses

Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483M

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

Meaning: horse

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 47:17, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5483M; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 3

אִֽם\־'im-or?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518I

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely yes

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 24:38, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 31:52, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518I; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 4

יַחֲר֖וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshdoes anyone plow

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 5

בַּבְּקָרִ֑יםba.be.ka.Rimwith <the> oxen

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 6:12 word 7

הֲפַכְתֶּ֤םha.fakh.Temyou have turned

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 8

לְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShinto poison

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7219

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: poison

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:16, Psalms 69:21, Jeremiah 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7219; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 9

מִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 10

וּפְרִ֥יu.fe.Riand [the] fruit of

Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529

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

Meaning: fruit

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 11

צְדָקָ֖הtze.da.Kahrighteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 12

לְלַעֲנָֽה\׃le.la.'a.Nahinto wormwood

Lemma: לַעֲנָה (la.a.nah) · Strong's: H3939

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

Meaning: wormwood

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Proverbs 5:4, Jeremiah 9:15, Jeremiah 23:15, Lamentations 3:15, Lamentations 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3939; TAHOT Amos 6:12 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Do horses	→	סוּס H5483M horse
. . .	→	אִם H0518I if: surely yes
gallop	→	רוּץ H7323G to run: run
on the cliffs	→	סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag
Does one plow [the sea]	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
with oxen	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle
But	→	כִּי H3588A for
you have turned	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
into poison	→	רֹאשׁ H7219 poison
and the fruit	→	פְּרִי H6529 fruit
of righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
into wormwood	→	לַעֲנָה H3939 wormwood

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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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