Amos 2:1

“Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke it; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.”

Amos 2:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 2:1, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיpishe

transgression

A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.

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fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

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revoke itאֲשִׁיבֶashive

return

To go back to a place.

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he burnedשָׂרְפsarf

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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the bonesעַצְמוֹתatsmot

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

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of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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to limeשִּׂידsid

lime, plaster

Lime: a white powder used to coat walls and stones.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaMoabEdom
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Moab

    Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea

    The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.

    The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).

    Genesis 19:37Ruth 1:1Numbers 22:1Deuteronomy 34:5

  • 2Edom

    Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev

    A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.

    The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).

    Genesis 36:1Numbers 20:14Obadiah 1:1Amos 1:11

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And I will send fire on Moab, and it will devour the citadels of Kerioth; and Moab will die amid the uproar, with a war cry, with the sound of the horn.

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