Amos 7:17

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
wife	אִשְׁתְּךָ֞ 'ish.te.Kha	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
harlot	תִּזְנֶה֙ tiz.Neh	H2181	to commit adultery (usually of the female · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
city	בָּעִ֤יר ba.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sons	וּבָנֶ֤יךָ u.va.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
daughters	וּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ u.ve.no.Tei.kha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fall	יִפֹּ֔לוּ yi.Po.lu	H5307	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב ba.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
land	וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ ve.'ad.ma.te.Kha	H127	soil (from its general redness) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
divided	תְּחֻלָּ֑ק te.chu.Lak	H2505	to be smooth (figuratively) · verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
line	בַּחֶ֣בֶל ba.Che.vel	H2256	a rope (as twisted) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
die	תָּמ֔וּת ta.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
in	עַל 'al-	H5921	above · preposition
polluted	טְמֵאָה֙ te.me.'Ah	H2931	foul in a religious sense · adjective, feminine singular absolute
land	אֲדָמָ֤ה 'a.da.Mah	H127	soil (from its general redness) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Israel	וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל ve.Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
surely	גָּלֹ֥ה ga.Loh	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, qal infinitive absolute
captivity	יִגְלֶ֖ה yig.Leh	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אַדְמָתֽוֹ 'ad.ma.To	H127	soil (from its general redness) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Hosea 9:3 They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by…
Jeremiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught r…
Ezekiel 4:13 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
Hosea 4:13-14 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof…
Isaiah 13:16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Jeremiah 29:21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto…
Jeremiah 29:31-32 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unt…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:10–end

One would have expected, 1. That what we met with in the former part of the chapter would awaken the people to repentance, when they saw that they were reprieved in order that they might have space to repent and that they could not obtain a pardon unless the did repent. 2. That it would endear the prophet Amos to them, who had not only shown his good-will to them in praying against the judgments that invaded them, but had prevailed to turn away those judgments, which, if they had had any sense of gratitude, would have gained him an interest in their affections. But it fell out quite contrary; they continue impenitent, and the next news we hear of Amos is that he is persecuted. Note, As it is…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 7:17

Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city--that is, shall be forced by the enemy, while thou art looking on, unable to prevent her dishonor (Isa 13:16; Lam 5:11). The words, "saith the Lord," are in striking opposition to "Thou sayest (Amo 7:16). divided by line--among the foe. a polluted land--Israel regarded every foreign land as that which really her own land was now, "polluted" (Isa 24:5; Jer 2:7). Next: Amos Chapter 8

Adam Clarke on Amos 7:17

Thy wife shall be a harlot - As this was the word of the Lord, so it was fulfilled; but as we have no farther account of this idolatrous priest, so we cannot tell in what circumstances these threatenings were executed. 1. His wife was to be a public prostitute; she was probably such already privately in the temple, as the wife of an idolatrous priest. 2. His sons and daughters were to fall by the sword. 3. Their inheritance was to be taken by strangers. 4. And himself was to die a captive in a heathen land. Israel shall surety go into captivity - He now declares fully what he had not declared before, though Amaziah had made it a subject of accusation. This particular was probably revealed at…

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John Gill on Amos 7:17

Dictionary and topics

Amaziah — Strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah…
Cord · .Measuring ground — .Measuring ground
Infidelity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Amos 7:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 7:17

Adam Clarke on Amos 7:17

John Gill on Amos 7:17

Dictionary and topics

Amos 7:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 7:17

Adam Clarke on Amos 7:17

John Gill on Amos 7:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Amos 7:16–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 7:16–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 7:17

Rashi on Amos 7:16