Amos 7:4
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Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
In other translations
Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
Hebrew words
כֹּהkohthusH3541הִרְאַנִיhir'anihe showed meH7200אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009קֹרֵאkore'[was] callingH7121לָרִבlarivfor conducting a caseH7378בָּאֵשׁba'eshby <the> fireH784אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069וַתֹּאכַלvatokhaland it consumedH398אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853תְּהוֹםtehom[the] deepH8415רַבָּהrabahgreatH7227וְאָכְלָהve'akhelahand it consumedH398אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֵלֶק׃hachelekthe portion of landH2506
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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