The Meaning of Amos 4:3 Explained

Amos 4:3

KJV: And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.

YLT: And by breaches ye go forth, A woman at that over-against her, And ye have cast down the high place, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: and ye shall go out by the breaches, every one straight before her, and ye shall be cast out to Harmon, saith Jehovah.

ASV: And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 4:3?

MEANING: What does Amos 4:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 4:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 4:3?

What is the context of Amos 4:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace, saith the LORD.

What does Amos 4:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Amos 4:1-11 - Calamities Are God's Warnings

Speaking after the imagery of his vocation, Amos the herdsman compares the rich and powerful of Samaria, who were living in luxury and wantonness, to the kine of Bashan, a breed of cattle notorious for strength and stubbornness. They broke through hedges, threw down fences, trespassed on neighboring pastures, and gored lesser cattle. The judges and magistrates were in cruel collusion with the masters who oppressed the serfs, and were willing to condone breaches of the law for drink. Sacrifices and tithes were rigorously maintained, but the entire religious system was rotten.

Already heavy judgment had fallen upon the degenerate people. There had been famine, the intermission of the rainy seasons, blasting and mildew, pestilence and murrain-but all in vain. That God was behind these phenomena was obvious from the fact that rain showers had fallen in one place and not in another. There had been a method in God's dealings that indicated a personal agency. The worst cities had suffered the most. But the people had refused to lay it to heart. Note the sorrowful refrain-yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. It may be that some reader of these lines may find herein a clue to the mysterious succession of strokes that have befallen himself and his household. [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 4

¹ He reproves Israel for oppression,
⁴ for idolatry,
⁶ and for their incorrigibleness

What do the individual words in Amos 4:3 mean?

And [through] broken [walls] You will go out each one straight ahead of her and you will be cast into Harmon says Yahweh

וּפְרָצִ֥ים תֵּצֶ֖אנָה אִשָּׁ֣ה נֶגְדָּ֑הּ וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה הַהַרְמ֖וֹנָה נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה

וּפְרָצִ֥ים	And [through] broken [walls]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: פֶּרֶץ Sense: breach, gap, bursting forth.
תֵּצֶ֖אנָה	You will go out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine plural Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אִשָּׁ֣ה	each one straight
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
נֶגְדָּ֑הּ	ahead of her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular Root: נֶגֶד Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה	and you will be cast
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine plural Root: שָׁלַךְ Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
הַהַרְמ֖וֹנָה	into Harmon
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: הַרְמֹון Sense: a place, site unknown.
נְאֻם־	says
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נְאֻם Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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