Study it in the app“And the high places of Isaac will be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.””
And the high placesוְ בָּמוֹתof Isaacיִשְׂחָקwill be made desolate,נָשַׁמּוּand the sanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill be laid waste,יֶחֱרָבוּand I will riseוְקַמְתִּיagainstעַלthe houseבֵּיתof Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםwith the sword.”בֶּחָרֶב
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appearsIsaac
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, written here in a rare form (Yischaq). The name means "he laughs".
Where else “yischak” appearsbe desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “nashamu” appearssanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdshe” appearsIsrael
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” appearslie in ruins
To be left in ruins.
Where else “yecheravu” appearsrise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kamti” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsJeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears8And YHWH said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” And Adonai said, “Look at me: I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will no longer pass by him.
9 · This verse (above)
10Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.
