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Amos 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, ye kineofBashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316,thatareinthemountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,thatoppressהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.KotH6231thepoor,thatcrushH7533theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.NimH34,thatsayהָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.RotH559untotheirlordsH113,Bringהָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935,andletusdrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650byhisholinessבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944,that,lo,thedaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shallcomeH935uponyou,thattheyshalltakeוְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'H5375youawayH5375withhooks,andyourresiduewithfish-hooks.

3Andyeshallgoתֵּצֶ֖אנָהte.Tze.nahH3318outatthebreachesוּפְרָצִ֥יםu.fe.ra.TzimH6556,everyonestraightbeforeher;andyeshallcastH7993yourselvesintoHarmon, saithJehovah.

4Comeבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935toBeth-el,andtransgressH6586;toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537,andmultiplyH7235transgression;andbringוְהָבִ֤יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935yoursacrificesH2077everymorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,andyourtithesH4643everythreeלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

5andofferasacrificeofthanksgivingH8426ofthatwhichisleavenedH2557,andproclaimוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121freewill-offeringsandpublishthem:forthispleasethyou,OyechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

6AndIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571havegivenH5414youcleannessofteethשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shi.Na.yimH8127inallyourcitiesעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,andwantofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899inallyourplacesH4725;yethaveyenotreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untome, saithJehovah.

7AndIalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571havewithholdentherainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromyou,whenH834therewereyetבְּע֨וֹדbe.'odH5750threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320totheharvestלַקָּצִ֔ירla.ka.TzirH7105;andIcausedittorainH1653upononeH259cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,andcauseditnottorainH1653uponanothercityעִ֥יר'irH5892:oneH259piecewasrainedH4305upon,andthepiece whereuponitrainedH4305notwitheredH3001.

8Sotwoשְׁתַּיִם֩she.ta.YimH8147orthreeשָׁלֹ֨שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892wanderedH5128untooneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andwerenotsatisfiedH7646:yethaveyenotreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untome, saithJehovah.

9Ihavesmittenyouwithblastingandmildewוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420:themultitudeofyourgardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םga.no.tei.KhemH1593andyourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754andyourfig-treesandyourolive-trees haththepalmer-wormdevouredH398:yethaveyenotreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untome, saithJehovah.

10IhavesentH7971amongyouthepestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698afterthemannerofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:youryoungבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970menH970haveIslainH2026withtheswordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719,andhavecarriedawayH7971yourhorsesH5483;andIhavemadethestenchבְּאֹ֤שׁbe.'OshH889ofyourcampמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ma.cha.nei.KhemH4264tocomeH5927upevenintoyournostrilsH639:yethaveyenotreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untome, saithJehovah.

11Ihaveoverthrowncitiesamongyou,aswhenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430overthrewהָפַ֣כְתִּיha.Fakh.tiH2015Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017,andyewereH1961asabrandpluckedoutoftheburningמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הmi.se.re.FahH8316:yethaveyenotreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untome, saithJehovah.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541willIdounto thee,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andbecauseIwilldothisunto thee,prepareH3559tomeetthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13For,lo,hethatformeththemountainsהָרִ֜יםha.RimH2022,andcreateththewindר֗וּחַRu.achH7307,anddeclareth untomanH120whatishisthought;thatmakeththemorningdarknessעֵיפָ֔ה'ei.FahH5890,andtreadethuponthehighבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116placesH1116oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776—Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

Commentaries on Amos 4

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