Amos 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:”

Amos 6:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 6:1213 words

HebrewMeaning

הַ/יְרֻצ֤וּ/ןhayəruṣwn

break downparticleH7323

divide speedily · footman · guard · bring hastily ···

בַּ/סֶּ֨לַע֙baselaʿ

rockpronH5553

stone · strong hold

סוּסִ֔יםswsiym

cranenounH5483

horse (-back · -hoof). Compare

אִֽםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

יַחֲר֖וֹשׁyaḥărwōš

ceaseverbH2790

altogether · conceal · be deaf · devise ···

בַּ/בְּקָרִ֑יםbabəqāriym

beevepronH1241

bull · calf · cow · great ···

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

הֲפַכְתֶּ֤םhăpakətem

changeverbH2015

become · come · be converted · give ···

לְ/רֹאשׁ֙lərōʾš

gallpronH7219

hemlock · poison · venom

מִשְׁפָּ֔טmišəpāṭ

ceremonynounH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

וּ/פְרִ֥יwpəriy

boughconjH6529

fruit · reward

צְדָקָ֖הṣədāqāh

justicenounH6666

moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)

לְ/לַעֲנָֽהləlaʿănāh

hemlockpronH3939

wormwood

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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