Amos 5:11
"Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor,.... This seems to be spoken to the princes, judges, and civil magistrates, as Kimchi observes; who oppressed the poor and needy, and crushed them to the ground, trampled upon them, stripped them of the little substance they had, and left them destitute; exercising a cruel and tyrannical power

over them, they having none to stand by them, and deliver them: and ye take from him burdens of wheat; which perhaps he had been gleaning in the field, and was carrying home for the support of his family; or which he had gotten with great labour, and was all he had in the world: this they took away from him, for the payment of pretended debts, or lawsuits; or as not in right belonging to him, but taken out of fields where he should not have entered: ye have built houses of hewn stones; in a very grand and pompous manner for themselves and their children, with money they had extorted from the poor, and got by oppression and injustice: but ye shall not dwell in them; at least but a very short time; for quickly and suddenly the enemy will come and turn you out of them, and destroy them, which would be a just retaliation for their spoiling the houses of the poor: ye have planted pleasant vineyards: well situated, and filled with the choicest vines, which promise a large produce of the best wine: but ye shall not drink wine of them; for before the grapes are fully ripe they should be either taken away by death, or be carried captive, and others should dwell in their houses, and drink the wine of their vineyards.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (21 words)

H3651 כֵּן
Definition:

29+ (on possibly construct see2near the end); pluralכֵּנִיםGenesis 42:11,19,31,33,34; —1right, usually indecl., often as substantivea right thing, especially with vbb.dicendiExodus 10:29(J)כֵּן דִּבַּ 29+ (on possibly construct see2near the end); pluralכֵּנִיםGenesis 42:11,19,31,33,34; —1right, usually indecl., often as substantivea right thing, especially with vbb.dicendiExodus 10:29(J)כֵּן דִּבַּ

Possible Meanings:
  • thus (semantic_range)
  • as follows (semantic_range)
H3282 יַעַן
Definition:

—1aspreposition, rarely with a substantive,Ezekiel 5:9יַעַן תּוֺעֲבוֺתֵיכֶם,Haggai 1:9יַעַן מָה,Haggai 1:9יַעַן בֵּיתִי; with a participleEzekiel 36:13יען אמריםbecause of men sayingto you (but read pr —1aspreposition, rarely with a substantive,Ezekiel 5:9יַעַן תּוֺעֲבוֺתֵיכֶם,Haggai 1:9יַעַן מָה,Haggai 1:9יַעַן בֵּיתִי; with a participleEzekiel 36:13יען אמריםbecause of men sayingto you (but read pr

Possible Meanings:
  • purpose (semantic_range)
  • intention (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
H1318 בָּשַׁס
Definition:

11probablyyour trampling(by dissimilation fromבּוּס) followed byעַל.בּשֶׁתsee belowבושׁ.Topical LexiconScriptural SettingThe verb בָּשַׁס appears once, inAmos 5:11, where Amos confronts the land-ownin 11probablyyour trampling(by dissimilation fromבּוּס) followed byעַל.בּשֶׁתsee belowבושׁ.Topical LexiconScriptural SettingThe verb בָּשַׁס appears once, inAmos 5:11, where Amos confronts the land-ownin

H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H1800 דַּל
Definition:

Fromdalal; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.see HEBREWdalalBrown-Driver-Briggsדַּלadjectivesee belowדלל.דַּלadjectivelow, weak, poor, thin(espe Fromdalal; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.see HEBREWdalalBrown-Driver-Briggsדַּלadjectivesee belowדלל.דַּלadjectivelow, weak, poor, thin(espe

H4864 משׂאֵת
Definition:

40+; constructמַשְׂאַתGenesis 43:34+; plural absoluteמַשְׂאֹתGenesis 43:34, + (probably)מַשְׂאוֺתLamentations 2:14(see below); constructמַשְׂאֹתGenesis 43:34; —1that which rises, uprising, uplifting:a 40+; constructמַשְׂאַתGenesis 43:34+; plural absoluteמַשְׂאֹתGenesis 43:34, + (probably)מַשְׂאוֺתLamentations 2:14(see below); constructמַשְׂאֹתGenesis 43:34; —1that which rises, uprising, uplifting:a

Possible Meanings:
  • utterance (semantic_range)
  • burden (semantic_range)
  • portion (semantic_range)
H1250 בָּר
Definition:

16;Amos 5:11;Amos 8:5,6;בָּרGenesis 41:35,49;Genesis 42:3,25;Genesis 45:23(E)Psalm 65:14;Proverbs 11:26;Jeremiah 23:28;Joel 2:24.בָּרnoun masculinefield(Biblical Aramaicבָּרָא, Syriac, Arabicopen coun 16;Amos 5:11;Amos 8:5,6;בָּרGenesis 41:35,49;Genesis 42:3,25;Genesis 45:23(E)Psalm 65:14;Proverbs 11:26;Jeremiah 23:28;Joel 2:24.בָּרnoun masculinefield(Biblical Aramaicבָּרָא, Syriac, Arabicopen coun

H3947 לָקַח
Definition:

22+,לָקָח֑Genesis 27:36+ (קָחEzekiel 17:5is textual error; omitted byᵐ5ᵑ6Co, compare Ges§ 19, 3. a); suffixלְקָחַנִיGenesis 24:7,לְקָחָםJeremiah 27:20(forקָחָםHosea 11:3read probablyאֶקָּחֵםᵐ5ᵑ7Ew St 22+,לָקָח֑Genesis 27:36+ (קָחEzekiel 17:5is textual error; omitted byᵐ5ᵑ6Co, compare Ges§ 19, 3. a); suffixלְקָחַנִיGenesis 24:7,לְקָחָםJeremiah 27:20(forקָחָםHosea 11:3read probablyאֶקָּחֵםᵐ5ᵑ7Ew St

Possible Meanings:
  • learning (semantic_range)
  • teaching (semantic_range)
  • what is received (semantic_range)
  • instruction (semantic_range)
  • teaching (semantic_range)
H4480 מִן
Definition:

2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than - 2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than -

Possible Meanings:
  • out of (semantic_range)
  • by (semantic_range)
  • by reason of (semantic_range)
  • at (semantic_range)
H1004 בּיִת
Definition:

12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch 12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch

Possible Meanings:
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • pass the night (semantic_range)
H1496 גָּזִית
Definition:

2510t., always absolute; —hewing,׳אַבְנֵי ג=hewn stones(building-stones)1 Kings 5:31;1 Chronicles 22:2;Ezekiel 40:42(for tables), compare׳אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֺת כְּמִדּוֺת ג1 Kings 7:9,11 (but Klo strike o 2510t., always absolute; —hewing,׳אַבְנֵי ג=hewn stones(building-stones)1 Kings 5:31;1 Chronicles 22:2;Ezekiel 40:42(for tables), compare׳אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֺת כְּמִדּוֺת ג1 Kings 7:9,11 (but Klo strike o

Possible Meanings:
  • cutting (semantic_range)
H1129 בָּנָה
Definition:

5+,בָּֽנְתָהProverbs 9:1;Proverbs 14:1,בָּנִיתָDeuteronomy 6:10,בָּנִתָה1 Kings 9:3;וּבָנִ֫יתָconsecutiveDeuteronomy 20:20+;בָּנִיתְEzekiel 16:25;בָּנִתִי1 Kings 8:13+; pluralבָּנוּGenesis 11:5+, etc. 5+,בָּֽנְתָהProverbs 9:1;Proverbs 14:1,בָּנִיתָDeuteronomy 6:10,בָּנִתָה1 Kings 9:3;וּבָנִ֫יתָconsecutiveDeuteronomy 20:20+;בָּנִיתְEzekiel 16:25;בָּנִתִי1 Kings 8:13+; pluralבָּנוּGenesis 11:5+, etc.

Possible Meanings:
  • build (semantic_range)
  • build (semantic_range)
  • be built (semantic_range)
H3808 לֹא
Definition:

11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, 11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay,

H3427 יָשַׁב
Definition:

8,19וישב,Judges 1:13ואשב,dwell; Phoenicianישבdwell; ZinjirliישבsitDHMSendsch. 58; Assyrianašâbu,sit,dwell, DlHWB 244; Arabicleap, jump, Himyer. dialectsit, Lane2919; EthiopicII. 1secum cohabitare face 8,19וישב,Judges 1:13ואשב,dwell; Phoenicianישבdwell; ZinjirliישבsitDHMSendsch. 58; Assyrianašâbu,sit,dwell, DlHWB 244; Arabicleap, jump, Himyer. dialectsit, Lane2919; EthiopicII. 1secum cohabitare face

Possible Meanings:
  • remain (semantic_range)
H3754 כֶּרֶם
Definition:

30(feminineIsaiah 27:2)vineyard(Late Hebrewid.; AramaicכַּרְמָאZinjirliכרםDHMSendsch.58; Arabic,vine; Ethiopicvine; JenZA vii. (1892), 217compare AssyrianKarânu,vine; — etymology dubious; Thes and oth 30(feminineIsaiah 27:2)vineyard(Late Hebrewid.; AramaicכַּרְמָאZinjirliכרםDHMSendsch.58; Arabic,vine; Ethiopicvine; JenZA vii. (1892), 217compare AssyrianKarânu,vine; — etymology dubious; Thes and oth

Possible Meanings:
  • tend vineyards (semantic_range)
  • dress vines (semantic_range)
  • vinedressers (semantic_range)
H2531 חֶמֶד
Definition:

11+ 4 t.; only after a construct;נְטַעְתֶּם׳כַּרְמֵיחֿAmos 5:11vineyards of desire(i.e. delightful vineyards)have ye planted; so read alsoIsaiah 27:2(forᵑ0כֶּרֶם חֶמֶר) Manuscripts HCTᵐ5van d. H Lo Hi 11+ 4 t.; only after a construct;נְטַעְתֶּם׳כַּרְמֵיחֿAmos 5:11vineyards of desire(i.e. delightful vineyards)have ye planted; so read alsoIsaiah 27:2(forᵑ0כֶּרֶם חֶמֶר) Manuscripts HCTᵐ5van d. H Lo Hi

H5193 נָטַע
Definition:

—QalPerfect3masculine singularNumbers 24:6+, 2 masculine singularנָטָ֑עֵתָּDeuteronomy 6:11, suffix 3masculine pluralנְטַעְתָּםJeremiah 12:2; 1singularנָטַ֫עְתִּיJeremiah 45:42t.,וְנָטַעְתִּ֫יJeremiah —QalPerfect3masculine singularNumbers 24:6+, 2 masculine singularנָטָ֑עֵתָּDeuteronomy 6:11, suffix 3masculine pluralנְטַעְתָּםJeremiah 12:2; 1singularנָטַ֫עְתִּיJeremiah 45:42t.,וְנָטַעְתִּ֫יJeremiah

Possible Meanings:
  • plantation (semantic_range)
  • planting (semantic_range)
  • plant (semantic_range)
H3808 לֹא
Definition:

11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, 11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay,

H8354 שָׁתָה
Definition:

28+, 1 singularשָׁתִ֫יתִי1 Samuel 1:15+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׁתֶּהGenesis 44:5+,וַיִּשְׁתֶּה1 Kings 19:8, usuallyוַיֵּשְׁתְּGenesis 9:21+; jussiveוְיֵשְׁתְּ1 Kings 13:18; 3feminine si 28+, 1 singularשָׁתִ֫יתִי1 Samuel 1:15+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׁתֶּהGenesis 44:5+,וַיִּשְׁתֶּה1 Kings 19:8, usuallyוַיֵּשְׁתְּGenesis 9:21+; jussiveוְיֵשְׁתְּ1 Kings 13:18; 3feminine si

Possible Meanings:
  • drink (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H3196 יַיִן
Definition:

9wine(Late Hebrewid.; Ethiopic:vitis, vinea, vinum; Arabic(black)grapes, see HomZMG 1889, 654; Sabeanויןvineyard, MordtZMG 1887, 364Homl.c. 659(both after Glaser); Assyrianinuin vocabularies, but this 9wine(Late Hebrewid.; Ethiopic:vitis, vinea, vinum; Arabic(black)grapes, see HomZMG 1889, 654; Sabeanויןvineyard, MordtZMG 1887, 364Homl.c. 659(both after Glaser); Assyrianinuin vocabularies, but this

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