The Meaning of Amos 4:6 Explained

Amos 4:6

KJV: And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

YLT: And I also -- I have given to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places, And ye have not turned back unto Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet ye have not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

ASV: And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 4:6?

MEANING: What does Amos 4:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 4:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 4:6?

What is the context of Amos 4:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

What does Amos 4:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord had brought famine throughout the land to warn His people about their disobedience and His displeasure, but this judgment did not move them to repent (cf. 1 Kings 8:37-39). They had made an idol of the sacrificial system. Famine was one of the curses that God said He might bring if His people proved unfaithful to His covenant ( Leviticus 26:26; Leviticus 26:29; Deuteronomy 28:17; Deuteronomy 28:48).

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 4:6 mean?

And I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places and yet not you have returned to Me says Yahweh

וְגַם־ אֲנִי֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם נִקְי֤וֹן שִׁנַּ֙יִם֙ בְּכָל־ עָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם וְחֹ֣סֶר לֶ֔חֶם בְּכֹ֖ל מְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה

נָתַ֨תִּי	gave
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
נִקְי֤וֹן	cleanness
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נִקָּיׄון Sense: innocency.
שִׁנַּ֙יִם֙	of teeth
Parse: Noun, cd Root: שֵׁן Sense: tooth, ivory.
בְּכָל־	in all
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
עָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם	your cities
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
וְחֹ֣סֶר	and lack
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹסֶר Sense: want, lack, want of, lack of.
לֶ֔חֶם	of bread
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain.
בְּכֹ֖ל	in all
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם	your places
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
וְלֹֽא־	and yet not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	you have returned
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
עָדַ֖י	to Me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
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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