You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.Amos 6:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַשֹּׁתִ֤ים בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙ יַ֔יִן וְרֵאשִׁ֥ית שְׁמָנִ֖ים יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א נֶחְל֖וּ עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶר יוֹסֵֽף
- הַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.Tim“those [who] drink”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
- בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.Kei“in bowls of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מִזְרָק · “bowl” · Strong's H4219
- יַ֔יִןYa.yin“wine”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יַ֫יִן · “wine” · Strong's H3196
- וְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.Shit“and [the] best of”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רֵאשִׁית · “best” · Strong's H7225H
- שְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.Nim“oils”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
- יִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chu“they smear”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָשַׁח · “to anoint” · Strong's H4886
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נֶחְל֖וּnech.Lu“they were sickened”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָלָה · “grieved” · Strong's H2470I
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- שֵׁ֥בֶרShe.ver“[the] ruin of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “breaking” · Strong's H7667
- יוֹסֵֽףyo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)