Look,הִנֵּהthe eyesעֵינֵיof AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהare on the sinfulבַּ הַחַטָּאָהkingdom,מַּמְלָכָהand I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּיitאֹתָהּfromמֵעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the ground;הָאֲדָמָהexceptאֶפֶסthatכִּיI will notלֹאutterlyהַשְׁמֵידdestroyאַשְׁמִידthe houseבֵּיתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Amos 9:8
Study it in the app“Look, the eyes of Adonai YHWH are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the ground; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 9:8, word by word
- the eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of 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- are on the sinfulחַטָּאָהchataa
sinner
Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.
Where else “chataa” appears- kingdomמַּמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears- and I will destroyהִשְׁמַדְתִּיhishmadti
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hishmadti” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pene” appears- of the groundאֲדָמָהadama
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “adama” appears- exceptאֶפֶסefes
only
Only, however.
Where else “efes” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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
The context
7Are you not like the children of the Cushites to me, children of Israel? declares YHWH. Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and Aram from Kir?
8 · This verse (above)
9For look, I am commanding, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble falls to the ground.