28 Matching Annotations
  1. Jan 2026
    1. שֹֽׁפְטִים֒

      Qal)to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)to rule, govern, judge to decide controversy (of God, man) to execute judgmentdiscriminating (of man) vindicating condemning and punishing at theophanic advent for final judgment

  2. Dec 2025
    1. וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה

      Hiphil)to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down to cast (lots) (fig) <br /> שָׁלַךְ

    2. בְּצִנּ֔וֹת

      Shield, Buckler צִנָּה How is that a fish hook? AI: What the word probably means Most scholars think צִנּוֹת refers to: - barbed implements, - pronged tools, - or hook-like instruments used for dragging. That’s why translations choose “hooks” or “fishhooks” — it fits the imagery of capture and the historical method of leading prisoners. 🌿 The picture Amos is painting Amos is saying: “You think you’re secure, but you’ll be dragged away like fish on hooks.”

      It’s vivid, humiliating imagery — exactly the kind prophets use to shock their audience awake.

    1. וְאָבְד֞וּ

      **Qal)perish, die, be exterminated perish, vanish (fig.) be lost, strayed

      **(Piel)to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) cause to stray, lose

    2. וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י

      Hiphil)to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy