Amos 3:11
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Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
In other translations
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069צַרtzaran opponentH6862וּסְבִיבusevivand aroundH5439הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וְהוֹרִדvehoridand he will bring downH3381מִמֵּךְmimekhfrom youH4480עֻזֵּךְ'uzekhstrength yourH5797וְנָבֹזּוּvenavozuand they will be plunderedH962אַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְ׃'armenotayikhfortresses yourH759
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