ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתAdonai:אֲדֹנָיIn allבְּכָלthe squaresרְחֹבוֹתthere will be lamenting,מִסְפֵּדand in allוּבְכָלthe streetsחוּצוֹתthey will say,יֹאמְרוּ“Alas!הוֹAlas!”הוֹAnd they will callוְקָרְאוּthe farmerאִכָּרtoאֶלmourning,אֵבֶלand to lamentingוּמִסְפֵּד אֶלthose skilledיוֹדְעֵיin wailing.נֶהִי
Amos 5:16
Study it in the app“Therefore thus says YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, Adonai: In all the squares there will be lamenting, and in all the streets they will say, “Alas! Alas!” And they will call the farmer to mourning, and to lamenting those skilled in wailing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 5:16, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- 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- the squaresרְחֹבוֹתrechovot
square
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechovot” appears- there will be lamentingמִסְפֵּדmisped
lamentation
Lamentation: public expressions of grief for the dead.
Where else “misped” appears- the streetsחוּצוֹתchutsot
street
The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.
Where else “chutsot” appears- “Alasהוֹho
alas!
"Ho": alas!, a cry of grief.
Where else “ho” appears- And they will callקָרְאוּkaru
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “karu” appears- the farmerאִכָּרikar
farmer
Farmer: one who works and sows the land.
Where else “ikar” appears- mourningאֵבֶלevel
mourning
Mourning, grief for one who has died.
Where else “evel” appears- those skilledיוֹדְעֵיyode
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yode” appears- in wailingנֶהִיnehi
lament
Lament: a song of mourning for someone who has died or for a disaster.
Where else “nehi” appears
The context
15Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; perhaps YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
16 · This verse (above)
17And in all the vineyards there will be lamenting, for I will pass through your midst, says YHWH.