King James Version
Amos 3:15 in the King James Version says “And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shal...” — study this verse from Amos chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.”
Amos 3:15 · KJV
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. visit: or, punish Israel for
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And I will smite”
H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
“and the houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“the winter”
H2779properly, the crop gathered, i.e., (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and the houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“with the summer”
H7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
“shall perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“and the houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and the houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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