AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas swornנִשְׁבַּעby his holinessבְּקָדְשׁוֹthat,כִּיlook,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare comingבָּאִיםupon youעֲלֵיכֶםwhen they will carryוְנִשָּׂאyouאֶתְכֶםaway with hooks,בְּצִנּוֹתand the last of youוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶןwith fishדּוּגָהhooks.בְּסִירוֹת
Amos 4:2
Study it in the app“Adonai YHWH has sworn by his holiness that, look, days are coming upon you when they will carry you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 4:2, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- has swornנִשְׁבַּעnishba
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishba” appears- by his holinessקָדְשׁkadsh
holiness
What belongs to God; what makes him set apart and pure.
Where else “kadsh” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- are comingבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- when they will carryנִשָּׂאnisa
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nisa” appears- away with hooksצִנּוֹתtsinot
hook
Barbs for dragging captives.
Where else “tsinot” appears- and the last of youאַחֲרִיתְacharit
posterity
What remains of someone after him: his descendants.
Where else “acharit” appears- with fishדּוּגָהduga
fishhook
Fishing; a fishhook.
Where else “duga” appears- hooksסִירוֹתsirot
thorn
Thorns thrown on the fire under the pot, or hooks for dragging someone away.
Where else “sirot” appears
Translation note
Several words in this verse are rare; their exact meaning is uncertain.
The context
1Hear this word, cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their lords, “Bring, and let us drink.”
2 · This verse (above)
3And through the breaches you will go out, each woman straight ahead of her; and you will be cast to Harmon, declares YHWH.