Amos 3:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I will also smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥י
(ve·hik·kei·ti)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the winterהַחֹ֖רֶף
(ha·cho·ref)
2779: harvest time, autumnfrom an unused word
houseבֵית־
(veit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
together 
 
5971:   
with the summerהַקָּ֑יִץ
(hak·ka·yitz;)
7019c: summer, summer fruitfrom the same as qits
house;בֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
The housesבָּתֵּ֣י
(bat·tei)
1004: a housea prim. root
of ivoryהַשֵּׁ֗ן
(ha·shen)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
will also perishוְאָבְד֞וּ
(ve·'a·ve·du)
6: to perisha prim. root
And the greatרַבִּ֖ים
(rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
housesבָּתִּ֥ים
(bat·tim)
1004: a housea prim. root
will come to an end,"וְסָפ֛וּ
(ve·sa·fu)
5486: to come to an end, ceasea prim. root
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
And I will smite
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
the winter
choreph  (kho'-ref)
the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age -- cold, winter (-house), youth.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
with the summer
qayits  (kah'-yits)
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season -- summer (fruit, house).
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and the houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of ivory
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
and the great
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
shall have an end
cuwph  (soof)
to snatch away, i.e. terminate -- consume, have an end, perish, be utterly.
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 will also smite the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish And the great houses will come to an end," Declares the LORD.

King James Bible
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
I will wreck both the winter house and the summer house, and the ivory houses will fall. These palaces will surely fall," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The LORD is speaking!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will tear down winter houses as well as summer houses. Houses [decorated] with ivory will be destroyed. Mansions will be demolished, declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
And I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says the LORD.
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