Amos 6:1

Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
Amos 6:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

ה֚וֹי הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣ים בְּצִיּ֔וֹן וְהַבֹּטְחִ֖ים בְּהַ֣ר שֹׁמְר֑וֹן נְקֻבֵי֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וּבָ֥אוּ לָהֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. ה֚וֹיHo“woe to!”
    Particle, interjection · from הוֹי · “woe!” · Strong's H1945
  2. הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣יםha.sha.'a.na.Nim“the [people] at ease”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׁאֲנָן · “secure” · Strong's H7600
  3. בְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.Yon“in Zion”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  4. וְהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםve.ha.bo.te.Chim“and those [who] trust”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּטַח · “to trust” · Strong's H0982
  5. בְּהַ֣רbe.Har“in [the] mountain of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  6. שֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.Ron“Samaria”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שֹׁמְרוֹן · “Samaria” · Strong's H8111
  7. נְקֻבֵי֙ne.ku.Vei“[the] distinguished [people] of”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, construct · from נָקַב · “to pierce” · Strong's H5344A
  8. רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit“[the] first of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רֵאשִׁית · “beginning” · Strong's H7225G
  9. הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yim“the nations”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  10. וּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'u“and they will come”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  12. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  13. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)