Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthe one who formsיוֹצֵרthe mountainsהָרִיםand createsוּבֹרֵאthe wind,רוּחַand declaresוּמַגִּידto human beingsלְאָדָםwhatמַהhis thought is,שֵּׂחוֹwho makesעֹשֵׂהthe dawnשַׁחַרdarkness,עֵיפָהand treadsוְדֹרֵךְonעַלthe heightsבָּמֳתֵיof the earth:אָרֶץYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתis his name.שְׁמוֹ
Amos 4:13
Study it in the app“For look, the one who forms the mountains and creates the wind, and declares to human beings what his thought is, who makes the dawn darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth: YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, is his name.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 4:13, word by word
- the one who formsיוֹצֵרyotser
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yotser” appears- the mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- and createsבֹרֵאvore
create
To bring something new into being; only God does this.
Where else “vore” appears- the windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- and declaresמַגִּידmagid
declare
To announce what God does or will do.
Where else “magid” appears- to human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- his thought isשֵּׂחsech
thought
A thought, what one has in mind.
Where else “sech” appears- who makesעֹשֵׂהose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- the dawnשַׁחַרshachar
dawn
Dawn, daybreak.
Where else “shachar” appears- darknessעֵיפָהefa
darkness
Blackness, thick darkness, like that of something covered.
Where else “efa” appears- and treadsדֹרֵךְdorech
tread
To step on; crush grapes underfoot.
Where else “dorech” appears- the heightsבָּמֳתֵיbamote
heights
The highest points of the earth or the clouds, trodden only by one who rules.
Where else “bamote” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” 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- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- is his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears
Translation note
“Wind”: the Hebrew word also means “spirit.”
The context
12Therefore thus I will do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your Elohim, Israel.
13 · This verse (above)