Amos 9:4
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And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
In other translations
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518יֵלְכוּyelekhuthey will goH1980בַשְּׁבִיvasheviin <the> captivityH7628לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אֹיבֵיהֶם'veihemenemies theirH341מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033אֲצַוֶּה'atzavehI will commandH6680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֶרֶבhacherevthe swordH2719וַהֲרָגָתַםvaharagatamand it will kill themH2026וְשַׂמְתִּיvesamtiand I will setH7760עֵינִי'einieye myH5869עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemon themH5921לְרָעָהlera'ahfor evilH7451וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808לְטוֹבָה׃letovahfor goodH2896
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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