“Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.”
Amos 5:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Amos 5:1814 words
HebrewMeaning
ה֥וֹיhwōy
woe to!particleH1945
alas · ho · O · woe
הַ/מִּתְאַוִּ֖יםhamitəʾawiym
those who desireparticleH183
desire · be desirous · long · lust
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
י֣וֹםywōm
the day ofnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לָ/מָּהlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
זֶּ֥הzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
לָ/כֶ֛םlākem
pron
י֥וֹםywōm
the day ofnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
הוּאhwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
חֹ֥שֶׁךְḥōšekə
will be darknessnounH2822
night · obscurity
וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אֽוֹרʾwōr
lightnounH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
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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