Amos 3:12
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
כָּרָע
kârâʻ
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
אֹזֶן
ʼôzen
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
שֹׁמְרוֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
Shomeron, a place in Palestine
פִּנָּה
pinnâh
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Key Terms in This Verse
מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Study H4904 →כָּרָע kârâʻ
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
Study H3767 →פִּנָּה pinnâh
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
Study H6438 →רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Study H4904 →Cross References
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor aba...
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will se...
And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
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