Amos 9:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.”
יָרַשׁ
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
שְׁאֵרִית
the remnant of
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שְׁאֵרִית
Remnant, that which remains. Sheerith. To preserve you a remnant in the earth. God always preserves a remnant. His purposes are never completely destroyed.
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עָשָׂה
who is about to do
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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.
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שֵׁם
name/ my
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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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קָרָא
it is called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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עַל
on/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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מַעַן
so that
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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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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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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