1 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus hath the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- shewed H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- unto me: and behold a basket H3619 (כְּלוּב) — a bird-trap (as furnished with a clap-stick or treadle to spring it); hence, a basket (as resembling a wicker cage)
- of summer fruit H7019 (קַיִץ) — harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Amos H5986 (עָמוֹס) — Amos, an Israelite prophet
- what seest H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- thou? And I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- A basket H3619 (כְּלוּב) — a bird-trap (as furnished with a clap-stick or treadle to spring it); hence, a basket (as resembling a wicker cage)
- of summer fruit H7019 (קַיִץ) — harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto me, The end H7093 (קֵץ) — an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
- is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- upon my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- I will not again H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
3 And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many; in every place shall they cast them forth with silence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the songs H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- of the temple H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
- shall be howlings H3213 (יָלַל) — to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
- in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- dead bodies H6297 (פֶּגֶר) — a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
- in every place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- forth H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- with silence H2013 (הָסָה) — to hush
4 Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- this, O ye that swallow up H7602 (שָׁאַף) — to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
- the needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- even to make H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- the poor H6035 (עָנָו) — depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
- the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to fail H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
5 saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- When will the new moon H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
- be gone H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- that we may sell H7666 (שָׁבַר) — to deal in grain
- food H7668 (שֶׁבֶר) — grain (as if broken into kernels)
- and the sabbath H7676 (שַׁבָּת) — intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
- that we may set forth H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- wheat H1250 (בָּר) — grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
- making the ephah H374 (אֵיפָה) — an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
- small H6994 (קָטֹן) — to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account
- and the shekel H8255 (שֶׁקֶל) — probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
- great H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- and falsifying H5791 (עָוַת) — to wrest
- the balances H3976 (מֹאזֵן) — (only in the dual) a pair of scales
- by deceit H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
6 that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That we may buy H7069 (קָנָה) — to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
- the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- for silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and the needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- for a pair of shoes H5275 (נַעַל) — properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
- and sell H7666 (שָׁבַר) — to deal in grain
- the refuse H4651 (מַפָּל) — a falling off, i.e. chaff; also something pendulous, i.e. a flap
- of the wheat H1250 (בָּר) — grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
7 Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath sworn H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- by the excellency H1347 (גָּאוֹן) — the same as 1346
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- Surely I will never H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- any of their works H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall not the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- tremble H7264 (רָגַז) — to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
- for this, and every one mourn H56 (אָבַל) — to bewail
- that dwelleth H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- therein? and it shall rise up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- wholly as a flood H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
- and it shall be cast out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- and drowned H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- and drowned H8257 (שָׁקַע) — to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue
- the flood H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- that I will cause the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- to go down H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- at noon H6672 (צֹהַר) — a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon
- and I will darken H2821 (חָשַׁךְ) — to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- in the clear H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will turn H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- your feasts H2282 (חַג) — a festival, or a victim therefor
- into mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- and all your songs H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- into lamentation H7015 (קִינָה) — a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
- and I will bring up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- sackcloth H8242 (שַׂק) — properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)
- upon all loins H4975 (מֹתֶן) — properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
- and baldness H7144 (קׇרְחָה) — baldness
- upon every head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- and I will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- it as the mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- of an only H3173 (יָחִיד) — properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
- and the end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- thereof as a bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- that I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- a famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- not a famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- of bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- nor a thirst H6772 (צָמָא) — thirst (literally or figuratively)
- for water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- but of hearing H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall wander H5128 (נוּעַ) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- from sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- to sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and from the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- even to the east H4217 (מִזְרָח) — sunrise, i.e. the east
- they shall run to and fro H7751 (שׁוּט) — properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel
- to seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and shall not find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- shall the fair H3303 (יָפֶה) — beautiful (literally or figuratively)
- virgins H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- and young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- faint H5968 (עָלַף) — to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
- for thirst H6772 (צָמָא) — thirst (literally or figuratively)
14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They that swear H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- by the sin H819 (אַשְׁמָה) — guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering
- of Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Thy god H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- O Dan H1835 (דָּן) — Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
- liveth H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- and, The manner H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of Beer–sheba H884 (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע) — Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
- even they shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- and never rise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)