“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—Amos 6:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַיְרֻצ֤וּן בַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ סוּסִ֔ים אִֽם־יַחֲר֖וֹשׁ בַּבְּקָרִ֑ים כִּֽי־הֲפַכְתֶּ֤ם לְרֹאשׁ֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּפְרִ֥י צְדָקָ֖ה לְלַעֲנָֽה׃
- הַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay.ru.Tzun“¿ do they run !”Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
- בַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ba.Se.la'“on the crag[s]”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֶ֫לַע · “crag” · Strong's H5553H
- סוּסִ֔יםsu.Sim“horses”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
- אִֽם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “surely yes” · Strong's H0518I
- יַחֲר֖וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.osh“does anyone plow”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָרַשׁ · “to plow; plot” · Strong's H2790A
- בַּבְּקָרִ֑יםba.be.ka.Rim“with <the> oxen”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, plural, absolute · from בָּקָר · “cattle” · Strong's H1241
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- הֲפַכְתֶּ֤םha.fakh.Tem“you have turned”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
- לְרֹאשׁ֙le.roSh“into poison”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹאשׁ · “poison” · Strong's H7219
- מִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.Pat“justice”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- וּפְרִ֥יu.fe.Ri“and [the] fruit of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פְּרִי · “fruit” · Strong's H6529
- צְדָקָ֖הtze.da.Kah“righteousness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
- לְלַעֲנָֽה׃le.la.'a.Nah“into wormwood”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from לַעֲנָה · “wormwood” · Strong's H3939
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)