Amos 6:14

For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”
Amos 6:14
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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)

כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַצְּבָא֖וֹת גּ֑וֹי וְלָחֲצ֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־נַ֥חַל הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ ס

  1. כִּ֡יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. הִנְנִי֩hi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  3. מֵקִ֨יםme.Kim“[am] about to raise up”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קוּם · “attack” · Strong's H6965J
  4. עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.Khem“on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. בֵּ֣יתbeit“O house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  6. יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  7. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  8. יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  9. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  10. הַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'ot“<the> hosts”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  11. גּ֑וֹיGoy“a nation”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  12. וְלָחֲצ֥וּve.la.cha.Tzu“and they will oppress”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָחַץ · “to oppress” · Strong's H3905
  13. אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. מִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'“from Lebo”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בּוֹא · “Lebo-hamath” · Strong's H0935H
  15. חֲמָ֖תcha.Mat“Hamath”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲמָת · “Hamath” · Strong's H2574G
  16. עַד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  17. נַ֥חַלNa.chal“[the] wadi of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נַ֫חַל · “Brook” · Strong's H5158K
  18. הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ סha.'a.ra.Vah“<the> Arabah”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲרָבָה · “of the Arabah” · Strong's H6160H
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)