There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.Amos 5:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַהֹפְכִ֥ים לְלַעֲנָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה לָאָ֥רֶץ הִנִּֽיחוּ׃
- הַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.Khim“O those [who] turn”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
- לְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.Nah“into wormwood”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from לַעֲנָה · “wormwood” · Strong's H3939
- מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Pat“justice”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- וּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.Kah“and righteousness”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
- לָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retz“to the ground”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הִנִּֽיחוּ׃hi.Ni.chu“they thrust down”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נוּחַ · “to rest” · Strong's H5117
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)