Amos 5:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.”
יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָבָא
hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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חוּץ
the streets
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חוּץ
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
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רְחֹב
the open places
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רְחֹב
a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
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מִסְפֵּד
wailing
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מִסְפֵּד
a lamentation
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נְהִי
of lamentation
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נְהִי
an elegy
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