Amos 9:4

“And 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.””

Amos 9:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 9:4, word by word

they goיֵלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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into captivityשְּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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their enemiesאֹיבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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I will commandאֲצַוֶּהatsave

command

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

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the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and it will kill themהֲרָגָתַharagata

kill

Kill, slay.

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and I will setשַׂמְתִּיsamti

put

To put something somewhere.

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my eyesעֵינִeni

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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for evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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for goodטוֹבָהtova

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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The context

3And 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.

4 · This verse (above)

5And Adonai YHWH Tsevaot is the one who touches the earth, and it melts, and all who live in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks like the Nile of Egypt;

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