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Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam making the ground creakמֵעִיקunder you,תַּחְתֵּיכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe cartהָעֲגָלָהcreaksתָּעִיקthat is fullהַמְלֵאָהofלָהּsheaves.עָמִיר
Amos 2:13
Study it in the app“Look, I am making the ground creak under you, as the cart creaks that is full of sheaves.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 2:13, word by word
- am making the ground creakמֵעִיקmeik
press down, crush
To press down, crush, make creak under a load (sense uncertain).
Where else “meik” appears- the cartעֲגָלָהagala
cart, wagon
Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.
Where else “agala” appears- that is fullמְלֵאָהmelea
be full
To be full of something, good or bad.
Where else “melea” appears- sheavesעָמִירamir
sheaf
Sheaf, a bundle of cut grain.
Where else “amir” appears
Translation note
The verb is rare: “make creak” or “crush.”
The context
12But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and you commanded the prophets, saying, “Do not prophesy.”
13 · This verse (above)
14And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not make firm his strength, and the mighty man will not deliver his soul.