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Amos 7:4

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
Amos 7:4
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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)

כֹּ֤ה הִרְאַ֙נִי֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה קֹרֵ֛א לָרִ֥ב בָּאֵ֖שׁ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ אֶת־תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֔ה וְאָכְלָ֖ה אֶת־הַחֵֽלֶק׃

  1. כֹּ֤הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  2. הִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.ni“he showed me”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  3. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  4. יְהוִ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  5. וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. קֹרֵ֛אko.Re'“[was] calling”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  7. לָרִ֥בla.Riv“for conducting a case”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  8. בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Esh“by <the> fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  9. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  10. יְהוִ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  11. וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khal“and it consumed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. תְּה֣וֹםte.Hom“[the] deep”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּהוֹם · “abyss” · Strong's H8415
  14. רַבָּ֔הra.Bah“great”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  15. וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lah“and it consumed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  16. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. הַחֵֽלֶק׃ha.Che.lek“the portion of land”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫לֶק · “portion” · Strong's H2506A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)