Amos 5:8
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
שֵׁם
name/ his
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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יְהֹוָה
is 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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פָּנִים
the surface of
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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לַיִל
night
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לַיִל
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
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חָשַׁךְ
he makes dark
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חָשַׁךְ
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
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צַלְמָוֶת
deep darkness
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צַלְמָוֶת
shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
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כִּימָה
Pleiades
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כִּימָה
a cluster of stars, i.e. the Pleiades
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