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Amos 3:5-12

5Canabirdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307inasnareוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170upontheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,wherenoginissetforhim?shallasnareH4170springupfromthegroundH776,andhavetakenH3920nothingatall?

6Shallthetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782beH1961blownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628inacityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,andthepeopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971notbeH1961afraid?shallevilH7451befallacityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,andJehovahhathnotdoneit?

7SurelytheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahwilldonothing,exceptherevealגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540hissecretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8Thelionאַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.YehH738hathroaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580;whowillnotfearH3372?TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah hathspokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696;whocanbutprophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

9Publish yeinthepalacesatAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,andinthepalacesinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andsayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleyourselvesuponthemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andbeholdwhatgreatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227tumultsaretherein,andwhatoppressionsוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof.

10Fortheyknowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045nottodoright, saithJehovah,whostoreupviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555androbberyintheirpalaces.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Anadversarythereshallbe,evenroundH5439aboutthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andheshallbringוְהוֹרִ֤דve.ho.RidH3381downthystrengthעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797fromthee,andthypalacesshallbeplunderedוְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuH962.

12Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saithJehovah:Astheshepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462rescuethoutofthemouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310ofthelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767,orapieceofanearאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478berescuedH5337thatsitH3427inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111inthecornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285ofacouchH4296,andonthesilken cushionsofabedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296.

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