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Amos 6:8

The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
Amos 6:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

נִשְׁבַּע֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ נְאֻם־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָא֔וֹת מְתָאֵ֤ב אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י עִ֥יר וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃

  1. נִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'“he has sworn”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  2. אֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  3. יְהוִ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  4. בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.Sho“by self his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
  5. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  6. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  9. מְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'Ev“[am] loathing”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּאַב · “to loathe” · Strong's H8374
  10. אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. גְּא֣וֹןge.'on“[the] pride of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גָּאוֹן · “pride” · Strong's H1347
  13. יַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  14. וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.Tav“and fortresses his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַרְמוֹן · “fortress” · Strong's H0759H
  15. שָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.ti“I hate”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  16. וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.Ti“and I will deliver up”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from סָגַר · “to shut” · Strong's H5462
  17. עִ֥יר'ir“[the] city”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  18. וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'Ah“and what fills it”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מְלֹא · “fullness” · Strong's H4393
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)