Amos 9:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה הַצְּבָא֗וֹת הַנּוֹגֵ֤עַ בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ וַתָּמ֔וֹג וְאָבְל֖וּ כָּל־י֣וֹשְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְעָלְתָ֤ה כַיְאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה כִּיאֹ֥ר מִצְרָֽיִם

Transliteration

waʾdōnāy YHWH haṣṣəbāʾôt hannôgēaʿ bāʾāreṣ wattāmôg wəʾābəlû kol-yôšəbê bāh wəʿālətāh kaʾōr kullāh wəšāqəʿāh kîʾōr miṣrāyim

Grammar Details

*waʾdōnāy*: waw conjunction + proper noun - and the Lord
*YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh
*haṣṣəbāʾôt*: definite article + noun feminine plural - of hosts/armies
*hannôgēaʿ*: definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the one who touches
*bāʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - the earth/land
*wattāmôg*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it melts
*wəʾābəlû*: waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd common plural - and they mourn
*kol*: noun masculine singular construct - all of
*yôšəbê*: Qal participle masculine plural construct - dwellers of
*bāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it
*wəʿālətāh*: waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and it rises
*kaʾōr*: preposition + noun masculine singular - like the Nile
*kullāh*: noun masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - all of it
*wəšāqəʿāh*: waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and it sinks
*kîʾōr*: preposition + noun masculine singular - like the Nile of
*miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt

Word Meanings

*waʾdōnāy*: and the Lord/Master/Sovereign
*haṣṣəbāʾôt*: of hosts/armies/heavenly forces
*hannôgēaʿ*: who touches/strikes/affects
*bāʾāreṣ*: the earth/land/ground
*wattāmôg*: and it melts/dissolves/flows away
*wəʾābəlû*: and they mourn/lament
*yôšəbê*: dwellers/inhabitants/residents
*wəʿālətāh*: and it rises/goes up
*kaʾōr*: like the Nile/river
*wəšāqəʿāh*: and it sinks/subsides
*kîʾōr*: like the Nile of

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Referenced Verses

Amos 8:8 : 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
Ps 46:6 : 6 The heathen raged{H8804)}, the kingdoms were moved{H8804)}: he uttered{H8804)} his voice, the earth melted{H8799)}.
Ps 144:5 : 5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Isa 64:1 : 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Jer 12:4 : 4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Ps 32:6 : 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Isa 8:7-8 : 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up{H8804)}, O LORD, the floods have lifted up{H8804)} their voice; the floods lift up{H8799)} their waves. 4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Mic 1:3-4 : 3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Hab 3:10 : 10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
Matt 7:27 : 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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