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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַצְּבָא֖וֹת גּ֑וֹי וְלָחֲצ֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־נַ֥חַל הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ ס
- כִּ֡יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- הִנְנִי֩hi.Ni“here I”Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
- מֵקִ֨יםme.Kim“[am] about to raise up”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קוּם · “attack” · Strong's H6965J
- עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.Khem“on you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בֵּ֣יתbeit“O house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
- יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- הַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'ot“<the> hosts”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
- גּ֑וֹיGoy“a nation”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
- וְלָחֲצ֥וּve.la.cha.Tzu“and they will oppress”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָחַץ · “to oppress” · Strong's H3905
- אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- מִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'“from Lebo”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בּוֹא · “Lebo-hamath” · Strong's H0935H
- חֲמָ֖תcha.Mat“Hamath”Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲמָת · “Hamath” · Strong's H2574G
- עַד־'ad-“to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- נַ֥חַלNa.chal“[the] wadi of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נַ֫חַל · “Brook” · Strong's H5158K
- 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
- Brook of the Arabah · today: Wadi Qeltbody of water, region, river, special, wadi · Identification: possible · Details about Brook of the Arabah on OpenBible.info
- Lebo-hamath · today: Labwehsettlement, special · Identification: probable · Map of Lebo-hamath (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Lebo-hamath on OpenBible.info