Amos 7:17

“Therefore thus says YHWH: ‘Your wife will be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, and your land will be divided by the measuring line; and you will die on unclean ground, and Israel will surely go into exile away from his land.’””

Amos 7:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 7:17, 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
‘Your wifeאִשְׁתְּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “isht” appears
will be a prostituteתִּזְנֶהtizne

prostitute oneself

To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.

Where else “tizne” appears
in the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
and your sonsבָנֶיvane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vane” appears
and your daughtersבְנֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “venote” appears
will fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “yipolu” appears
by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
and your landאַדְמָתְadmat

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

Where else “admat” appears
will be dividedתְּחֻלָּקtechulak

divide

To give each one their part.

Where else “techulak” appears
by the measuring lineחֶבֶלchevel

cord

A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.

Where else “chevel” appears
will dieתָּמוּתtamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “tamut” appears
uncleanטְמֵאָהtemea

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

Where else “temea” appears
and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
will surely go into exileגָּלֹהgalo

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

Where else “galo” appears

The context

16And now, hear the word of YHWH. You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’

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