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Amos 7:11

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

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כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כֹה֙khoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.אָמַ֣רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…עָמ֔וֹסamosAmosעָמוֹסnoun, proper name — “Amos”H5986Amos, an Israelite prophetAmos.בַּחֶ֖רֶבbacherevin knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.יָמ֣וּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…יָרָבְעָ֑םyaraveamJeroboamיָרׇבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לveyisraeland Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.גָּלֹ֥הgaloexileגָּלָהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “exile”, the verb used for emphasisH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.יִגְלֶ֖הyiglehexileגָּלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, an unfinished actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.מֵעַ֥לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַדְמָתֽוֹadmatvocountryאֲדָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For thus Amos saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

Young’s Literal Translation

for thus said Amos: By sword die doth Jeroboam, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'

World English Bible

For Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

Darby Translation

For thus Amos saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall certainly go into captivity out of his land.

Douay-Rheims

For thus saith Amos: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be carried away captive out of their own land.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For thus Amos saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thus says Amos, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be led away captive from his land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διότι τάδε λέγει Ἀμὼς, ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ τελευτήσει Ἱεροβοὰμ, ὁ δὲ Ἰσραὴλ αἰχμάλωτος ἀχθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ.