Amos 3:10
Strong's Lexicon
For they know
יָדְע֥וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

how to do
עֲשׂוֹת־ (‘ă·śō·wṯ-)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

right—
נְכֹחָ֖ה (nə·ḵō·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5229: 1) straight in front, be in front of, straight, right, straightness 1a) true things (of prophecy) 1b) rectitude (subst)

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5002: 1) (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet) 1a) utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) 1b) utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)

the LORD—
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

those who store up
הָאֽוֹצְרִ֛ים (hā·’ō·wṣ·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 686: 1) to store up, save, lay up 1a) (Qal) to store up, make treasurer 1b) (Niphal) treasured

violence
חָמָ֥ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2555: 1) violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

and destruction
וָשֹׁ֖ד (wā·šōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7701: 1) havoc, violence, destruction, devastation, ruin 1a) violence, havoc (as social sin) 1b) devastation, ruin

in their citadels.’”
בְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (bə·’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 759: 1) citadel, palace, fortress

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

Young's Literal Translation
And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people are incapable of doing right — this is the LORD’s declaration — those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.

New American Standard Bible
"But they do not know how to do what is right," declares the LORD, "these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels."

King James Bible
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "who store up in their fortresses what they have plundered and looted."

New Living Translation
"My people have forgotten how to do right," says the LORD. "Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

English Standard Version
“They do not know how to do right,” declares the LORD, “those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.”

New American Standard Bible
"But they do not know how to do what is right," declares the LORD, "these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels."

King James Bible
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people are incapable of doing right-- this is the LORD's declaration-- those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.

International Standard Version
Because they do not know how to act right," declares the LORD, "they are filling their strongholds with treasures that they took from others by violence into their fortified citadels."

NET Bible
"They do not know how to do what is right." (The LORD is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.

American Standard Version
For they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

English Revised Version
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Young's Literal Translation
And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
















Cross References
Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Ezekiel 8:17
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

Ezekiel 18:7
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Amos 6:8
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

Micah 6:10
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

Habakkuk 2:8
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
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