Amos 4:10

“I sent among you pestilence after the manner of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with the capture of your horses; and I made the stench of your camps go up even into your nostrils; yet you did not return to me, declares YHWH.”

Amos 4:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 4:10, word by word

I sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

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pestilenceדֶּבֶרdever

plague, pestilence

Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.

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after the mannerדֶרֶךְderech

manner

The way one lives and acts.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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I killedהָרַגְתִּיharagti

kill

Kill, slay.

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your young menבַּחוּרֵיbachure

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

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with the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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the captureשְׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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of your horsesסוּסֵיsuse

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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and I madeאַעֲלֶהaale

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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the stenchבְּאֹשׁbeosh

stench

A stench, the foul smell of what rots.

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of your campsמַחֲנֵיmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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even into your nostrilsאַפְּap

nose

The nose, the part of the face we breathe through.

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returnשַׁבְתֶּםshavtem

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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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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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

9I struck you with blight and with mildew; the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees the cutting locust devoured; yet you did not return to me, declares YHWH.

10 · This verse (above)

11I overthrew some among you as when Elohim overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick snatched from the fire; yet you did not return to me, declares YHWH.

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