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And he said,וַיֹּאמַר“YHWHיְהוָהroarsיִשְׁאָגfrom Zion,מִצִיּוֹןand from Jerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַםuttersיִתֵּןhis voice;קוֹלוֹand the pasturesוְ נְאוֹתof the shepherdsהָרֹעִיםmourn,אָבְלוּand the topוְ רֹאשׁof Carmelהַכַּרְמֶלdries up.”יָבֵשׁ
Amos 1:2
Study it in the app“And he said, “YHWH roars from Zion, and from Jerusalem utters his voice; and the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel dries up.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 1:2, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- roarsיִשְׁאָגyishag
roar
To give a deep loud cry, like a lion or YHWH from Zion.
Where else “yishag” appears- from Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- and from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- uttersיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- his voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- and the pasturesנְאוֹתneot
pasture
A meadow where the flock grazes and rests.
Where else “neot” appears- of the shepherdsרֹעִיםroim
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appears- mournאָבְלוּavlu
mourn
Mourn, grieve for the dead.
Where else “avlu” appears- and the topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- of Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel
Carmel
See it on the mapWhere else “karmel” appears- dries upיָבֵשׁyavesh
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “yavesh” appears
Places in this verse
1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
3Carmel
Today: Mount Carmel, near Haifa, Israel
A mountain ridge near the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, by present-day Haifa.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal there, and fire from the Lord fell (1 Kgs 18:19-38).
The context
1The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 · This verse (above)
3Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.