King James Version
Amos 6:11 in the King James Version says “For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. bre...” — study this verse from Amos chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. breaches: or, droppings”
Amos 6:11 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. we: or, they will not, or, have not
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. breaches: or, droppings
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For behold the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and the little”
H6996abbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
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