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Amos 8

Am. 8:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the songs
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
p of the temple
heykal (Hebrew #1964)
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
KJV usage: palace, temple.
Pronounce: hay-kawl'
Origin: probably from 3201 (in the sense of capacity)
κshall be howlings
yalal (Hebrew #3213)
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
KJV usage: (make to) howl, be howling.
Pronounce: yaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
in that day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
, saith
n'um (Hebrew #5002)
an oracle
KJV usage: (hath) said, saith.
Pronounce: neh-oom'
Origin: from 5001
the Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
God
Yhovih (Hebrew #3069)
a variation of 3068 (used after 136, and pronounced by Jews as 430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce 3068 as 136)
KJV usage: God.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vee'
: thereq shall be many
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
dead bodies
peger (Hebrew #6297)
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
KJV usage: carcase, corpse, dead body.
Pronounce: peh'gher
Origin: from 6296
in every place
maqowm (Hebrew #4725)
also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'}; or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
KJV usage: country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X whither(-soever).
Pronounce: maw-kome'
Origin: or maqom {maw-kome'}
; they shall cast them forth
shalak (Hebrew #7993)
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
Pronounce: shaw-lak
Origin: a primitive root
with νsilence
hacah (Hebrew #2013)
to hush
KJV usage: hold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.
Pronounce: haw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
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the songs.
Am. 8:10• 10Y tornaré vuestras fiestas en lloro, y todos vuestros cantares en endechas; y haré poner saco sobre todos lomos, y peladura sobre toda cabeza; y tornaréla como en llanto de unigénito, y su postrimería como día amargo. (Am. 8:10)
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Am. 5:23• 23Quita de mí la multitud de tus cantares, que no escucharé las salmodias de tus instrumentos. (Am. 5:23)
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Os. 10:5‑6• 5Por las becerras de Beth-aven serán atemorizados los moradores de Samaria: porque su pueblo lamentará á causa del becerro, y sus sacerdotes que en él se regocijaban por su gloria, la cual será disipada.
6Y aun será él llevado á Asiria en presente al rey Jareb: Ephraim será avergonzado, é Israel será confuso de su consejo.
(Os. 10:5‑6)
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Jl. 1:5,11,13• 5Despertad, borrachos, y llorad; aullad todos los que bebéis vino, á causa del mosto, porque os es quitado de vuestra boca.
11Confundíos, labradores, aullad, viñeros, por el trigo y la cebada; porque se perdió la mies del campo.
13Ceñíos y lamentad, sacerdotes; aullad, ministros del altar; venid, dormid en sacos, ministros de mi Dios: porque quitado es de la casa de vuestro Dios el presente y la libación.
(Jl. 1:5,11,13)
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Zac. 11:1‑3• 1Oh Líbano, abre tus puertas, y queme fuego tus cedros.
2Aulla, oh haya, porque el cedro cayó, porque los magníficos son talados. Aullad, alcornoques de Basán, porque el fuerte monte es derribado.
3Voz de aullido de pastores, porque su magnificencia es asolada; estruendo de bramidos de cachorros de leones, porque la soberbia del Jordán es destruída.
(Zac. 11:1‑3)
shall be howlings.
Heb. shall howl.
many.
they shall.
with silence.
Heb. be silent.
 The command of the king, the intervention of the priest, would in no way stay, but rather accelerate and increase, the punishment of their iniquity. (Amos 8 by W. Kelly)
 Thus, Israel was ripe fruit ready for a dreadful harvest of judgment. (The Prophecies of Amos by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the songs of the palacef shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth. Silencea!

JND Translation Notes

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f
Or "temple."
a
See ch. 6.10.