Amos 2:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 2:56 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיwəšilaḥətiy

and I will send forthconjH7971

any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···

אֵ֖שׁʾēš

a firenounH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֑הbiyhwdāh

on JudahpronH3063

וְ/אָכְלָ֖הwəʾākəlāh

and it will consumeconjH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

אַרְמְנ֥וֹתʾarəmənwōt

the fortresses ofnounH759

palace. Compare

יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyərwšālāim

JerusalemnounH3389

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Adam SmithNote1mo ago

Hope in suffering - Amos 2

We bring nothing; He provides everything. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience...