Hebrew Interlinear

Amos 8:4 Interlinear

“Hear this O ye that swallow up the needy even to make of the land”

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Amos 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שִׁמְעוּ	H8085	Hear	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2	זֹ֕את	H2063		this (often used adverb)
3	הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖ים	H7602	this O ye that swallow up	to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
4	אֶבְי֑וֹן	H34	the needy	destitute
5	וְלַשְׁבִּ֖ית	H7673	even to make	to repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
6	עֲנִוֵּי	H6035		depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
7	אָֽרֶץ׃	H776	of the land	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Amos 8:4 (current)Hear this O ye that swallow up the needy even to make of the land