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Amos 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAmosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,whowasH1961amongtheherdsmenofTekoaמִתְּק֑וֹעַmi.te.Ko.a'H8620,whichhesawH2372concerningIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478inthedaysבִּימֵ֣י׀bi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִיָּ֣ה'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthedaysוּבִימֵ֞יu.vi.MeiH3117ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, twoyearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141beforetheearthquakeהָרָֽעַשׁ׃ha.Ra.'ashH7494.

2AndhesaidH559,Jehovahwillroarיִשְׁאָ֔גyish.'AgH7580fromZionמִצִיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,andutterhisvoiceקוֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963fromJerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andthepasturesoftheshepherdsהָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462shallmournH56,andthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פha.kar.MelH3760shallwitherוְיָבֵ֖שׁve.ya.VeshH3001.

3Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofDamascusדַמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, yea,forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,IwillnotturnH7725awayH7725thepunishment thereof;becausetheyhavethreshedדּוּשָׁ֛םdu.ShamH1758Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568withthreshingH1758instrumentsofironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270.

4ButIwillsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784intothehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֑לcha.za.'ElH2371,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesofBen-hadadH1130.

5AndIwillbreakוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665thebarבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,andcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offtheinhabitantיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427fromthevalleyמִבִּקְעַת־mi.bik.'at-H1237ofAven,andhimthatholdeththesceptrefromthehouseH1004ofEden;andthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofSyriashallgoוְגָל֧וּve.ga.LuH1540intocaptivityuntoKirקִ֖ירָהKi.rahH7024, saithJehovah.

6Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofGazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804, yea,forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,IwillnotturnH7725awayH7725thepunishment thereof;becausetheycarriedawayH7725captivethewholepeople,todeliverלְהַסְגִּ֥ירle.has.GirH5462themuptoEdomלֶאֱדֽוֹם׃le.'e.DomH123.

7ButIwillsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784onthewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesthereof.

8AndIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offtheinhabitantיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427fromAshdodמֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.DodH795,andhimthatholdeththesceptrefromAshkelonמֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.LonH831;andIwillturnוַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725myhandיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027againstEkronעֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonH6138;andtheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430shallperishוְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH6, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

9Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵי־pish.'ei-H6588ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865, yea,forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,IwillnotturnH7725awayH7725thepunishment thereof;becausetheydeliveredהַסְגִּירָ֞םhas.gi.RamH5462upthewholepeopletoEdomלֶאֱד֔וֹםle.'e.DomH123,andrememberedזָכְר֖וּza.khe.RuH2142notthebrotherlycovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

10ButIwillsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784onthewallבְּח֣וֹמַתbe.Cho.matH2346ofTyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesthereof.

11Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, yea,forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,IwillnotturnH7725awayH7725thepunishment thereof;becausehedidpursueH7291hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251withtheswordבַחֶ֤רֶבva.Che.revH2719,anddidcastoffallpity,andhisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639didtearH2963perpetually,andhekeptH8104hiswrathH5678foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703.

12ButIwillsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784uponTemanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesofBozrahבָּצְרָֽה׃ פbotz.rahH1224.

13Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, yea,forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,IwillnotturnH7725awayH7725thepunishment thereof;becausetheyhaverippedupthewomenwithchildofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,thattheymayenlargeהַרְחִ֥יבhar.ChivH7337theirborderH1366.

14ButIwillkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hitz.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784inthewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofRabbahרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7237,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesthereof,withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'AhH8643inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,withatempestH5591inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthewhirlwind;

15andtheirkingמַלְכָּ֖םmal.KamH4428shallgoוְהָלַ֥ךְve.ha.LakhH1980intocaptivity,heandhisprincesH8269togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, saithJehovah.

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