Amos 9:3

“And if they hide on the top of Carmel, from there I will search out and take them; and if they conceal themselves from my sight on the floor of the sea, from there I will command the snake, and it will bite them.”

Amos 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 9:3, word by word

they hideיֵחָבְאוּyechavu

hide

Hide oneself.

Where else “yechavu” appears
on the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

Where else “rosh” appears
of Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel

Carmel

See it on the mapWhere else “karmel” appears
I will search outאֲחַפֵּשׂachapes

search

To go through something carefully.

Where else “achapes” appears
and take themלְקַחְתִּיlekachti

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lekachti” appears
they conceal themselvesיִסָּתְרוּyisatru

hide

To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.

Where else “yisatru” appears
fromנֶּגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears
my sightעֵינַena

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ena” appears
on the floorקַרְקַעkarka

floor

Ground, floor.

Where else “karka” appears
of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
I will commandאֲצַוֶּהatsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “atsave” appears
the snakeנָּחָשׁnachash

serpent

A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.

Where else “nachash” appears
and it will bite themנְשָׁכָneshacha

bite

To sink the teeth in, like a snake that strikes and poisons.

Where else “neshacha” appears

Places in this verse

Carmel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Carmel

    Today: Mount Carmel, near Haifa, Israel

    A mountain ridge near the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, by present-day Haifa.

    Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal there, and fire from the Lord fell (1 Kgs 18:19-38).

    1 Kings 18:191 Kings 18:422 Kings 4:25

The context

2If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them; and if they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.

3 · This verse (above)

4And if they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it will kill them; and I will set my eyes on them for evil and not for good.”

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