Amos 4:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I overthrewהָפַ֣כְתִּי
(ha·fach·ti)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
you, as Godאֱלֹהִים֙
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת
(ke·mah·pe·chat)
4114: an overthrowfrom haphak
Sodomסְדֹ֣ם
(se·dom)
5467: a Canaanite city near the Dead Seaof uncertain derivation
and Gomorrah,עֲמֹרָ֔ה
(a·mo·rah,)
6017: a city in the Jordan Valleyfrom amar
And you were like a firebrandכְּא֖וּד
(ke·'ud)
181: a brand, firebrandfrom an unused word
snatchedמֻצָּ֣ל
(mu·tzal)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
from a blaze;מִשְּׂרֵפָ֑ה
(mis·se·re·fah;)
8316: a burningfrom saraph
Yet you have not returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם
(shav·tem)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to Me," declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
I have overthrown
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
some of you as God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
overthrew
mahpekah  (mah-pay-kaw')
a destruction -- when...overthrew, overthrow(-n).
Sodom
Cdom  (sed-ome')
burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea -- Sodom.
and Gomorrah
`Amorah  (am-o-raw')
a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine -- Gomorrah.
and ye were as a firebrand
'uwd  (ood)
a poker (for turning or gathering embers) -- (fire-)brand.
plucked out
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
of the burning
srephah  (ser-ay-faw')
cremation -- burning.
yet have ye not returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
unto me saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I overthrew you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze; Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD.

King James Bible
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick snatched from a fire, yet you did not return to Me-- this is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
"I overthrew your cities, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You've become like a burning ember, snatched from the fire, but you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
"I overthrew some of you the way God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. Still you did not come back to me." The LORD is speaking!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I destroyed some of you as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning log snatched from a fire. And you still didn't return to me, declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have you not returned unto me, says the LORD.
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