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ThusכֹּהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהshowed me:הִרְאַנִיand look,וְהִנֵּהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהwas callingקֹרֵאto contendלָרִבby fire;בָּאֵשׁand it devouredוַתֹּאכַלthe greatרַבָּהdeepתְּהוֹםand was devouringוְאָכְלָהthe portion.הַחֵלֶק
Amos 7:4
Study it in the app“Thus Adonai YHWH showed me: and look, Adonai YHWH was calling to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep and was devouring the portion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 7:4, 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- showed meהִרְאַhira
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “hira” appears- was callingקֹרֵאkore
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kore” appears- to contendרִבriv
plead
To argue a cause; YHWH accuses his people.
Where else “riv” appears- by fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and it devouredתֹּאכַלtochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appears- the greatרַבָּהraba
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “raba” appears- deepתְּהוֹםtehom
the deep
The deep waters: the deep sea, the ocean, and the waters under the earth. In the Hebrew Bible it is not a place of punishment or the place of the dead.
Where else “tehom” appears- the portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears
The context
3YHWH relented concerning this. “It will not happen,” said YHWH.
4 · This verse (above)
5And I said, “Adonai YHWH, stop, please! How will Jacob stand? For he is small.”