Amos 6:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For behold, I am raising up against you, house of Israel—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts—a nation that will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי הִנְנִי מֵקִים עֲלֵיכֶם בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַצְּבָאוֹת גּוֹי וְלָחֲצוּ אֶתְכֶם מִלְּבוֹא חֲמָת עַד־נַחַל הָעֲרָבָה

Transliteration

For behold-me mēqîm against-you bêt yiśrāʾēl nəʾum- YHWH ʾĕlōhê the ṣəbāʾôt gôy wə- lāḥăṣû ʾetkem from ləbôʾ ḥămāt until- naḥal the ʿărābâ

Grammar Details

• *mēqîm*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - raising up
• *bêt*: construct noun - house of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *nəʾum-*: construct - declaration of
• *ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural construct - God of
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: feminine plural with definite article - the hosts
• *gôy*: masculine singular - nation
• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *lāḥăṣû*: perfect, 3rd person plural - they will oppress
• *ʾetkem*: direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you
• *ləbôʾ*: infinitive construct with preposition *min-lə-* - from entrance of
• *ḥămāt*: proper noun - Hamath
• *naḥal*: masculine singular construct with preposition *ʿad-* - to stream of
• *ʿărābâ*: feminine singular with definite article - the Arabah

Word Meanings

• *mēqîm*: raising up/establishing/setting up
• *nəʾum*: declaration/oracle/utterance
• *gôy*: nation/people/gentiles
• *lāḥăṣû*: oppress/afflict/squeeze
• *ləbôʾ*: entrance/approach/coming to
• *naḥal*: stream/wadi/brook
• *ʿărābâ*: Arabah/desert plain/wilderness

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the river of the wilderness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For, behold, I will raise up{H6965} against you a nation,{H1471} O house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts;{H6635} and they shall afflict{H3905} you from the entrance{H935} of Hamath{H2574} unto the brook{H5158} of the Arabah.{H6160}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But, behold, I will raise up{H6965}{(H8688)} against you a nation{H1471}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts{H6635}; and they shall afflict{H3905}{(H8804)} you from the entering in{H935}{(H8800)} of Hemath{H2574} unto the river{H5158} of the wilderness{H6160}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Well, take hede, o ye house off Israel, sayeth the LORDE God of hoostes: I wil brynge a people vpo you, which shall trouble you, from the waye that goeth towarde Hemath, vnto the broke in the medowe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But behold, I wil raise vp against you a nation, O house of Israel, sayeth the Lorde God of hostes: and they shal afflict you, from the entring in of Hamath vnto the riuer of the wildernes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But behold, I wil rayse vp against you a nation O house of Israel, sayth the Lorde God of hoastes, and they shall afflict you from the entring of Hemath, vnto the riuer of the wildernesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel," Says Yahweh, the God of hosts; "And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Surely, lo, I am raising against you a nation, O house of Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts, And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, Unto the stream of the desert.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For see, I will send against you a nation, O Israel, says the Lord, the God of armies, ruling you cruelly from the way into Hamath as far as the stream of the Arabah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel," says Yahweh, the God of Armies; "and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Look! I am about to bring a nation against you, family of Israel.” The LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking.“They will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the stream of the rift valley.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.
• 2 Kgs 14:25 : 25 He restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.
• Jer 5:15-17 : 15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, one whose language you do not know and whose speech you cannot understand. 16 Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors. 17 They will consume your harvest and your bread, devour your sons and daughters, eat your flocks and herds, and consume your vines and fig trees. With the sword, they will destroy your fortified cities in which you trust.
• Ezek 47:15-17 : 15 This will be the boundary of the land: On the northern side, it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad. 16 It will continue to Hamath, Berothah, and Sibraim, which lies between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath, as far as Hazar Hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.
• Hos 10:5 : 5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf idol of Beth-aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, who rejoiced over its glory, because it will be taken from them.
• Num 34:7-8 : 7 Your northern boundary will run from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor, you will mark out the boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and the boundary will end at Zedad.
• 2 Kgs 15:29 : 29 In the days of Pekah, king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. He took the people into exile to Assyria.
• 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River, and in the cities of Media.
• Isa 7:20 : 20 On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head, the hair of your legs, and also take off your beard.
• Isa 8:4-8 : 4 For before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria. 5 The Lord spoke to me again: 6 "Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices in Rezin and the son of Remaliah, 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty and abundant waters of the River—the king of Assyria and all his splendor. It will overflow all its channels and spill over all its banks. 8 It will sweep into Judah, flooding and passing through; it will reach up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the entire breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
• Isa 10:5-6 : 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger, in whose hands is the staff of My indignation! 6 I send him against a godless nation; I dispatch him against a people at My wrath, to seize plunder, to take spoil, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.