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Amos 5

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085yethiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichItakeH5375upforalamentationקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015overyou,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478isfallenH5307;sheshallnomoreriseH6965:sheiscastH5307downH5307uponherlandאַדְמָתָ֖הּ'ad.ma.TahH127;thereisnonetoraiseH6965herup.

3Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892thatwentH3318forthH3318athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505shallhaveahundredמֵאָ֑הme.'AhH3967leftH7604,andthatwhichwentH3318forthH3318ahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967shallhavetenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235leftH7604,tothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saithJehovahuntothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Seekדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875yeme,andyeshallliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421;

5butseekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875notBeth-el,norenterintoGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537,andpassתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674nottoBeer-sheba:forGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537shallsurelygoתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935intocaptivity,andBeth-elshallcomeH935tonought.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875Jehovah,andyeshallliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebreakoutlikefireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,anditdevourH398,andtherebenonetoquenchH3518itinBeth-el.

7Yewhoturnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941towormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939,andcast downrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666totheearthH776,

8seekhimthatmakeththePleiadesכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598andOrionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685,andturneththeshadowofdeathintothemorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,andmakeththedayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117darkהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821withnightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915;thatcallethforthewatersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325oftheseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,andpoureththemoutuponthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776(Jehovahishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034);

9thatbringeth suddendestructionH7701uponthestrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,sothatdestructionH7701comethuponthefortressמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

10Theyhateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130himthat reprovethinthegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,andtheyabhorיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581himthat speakethuprightly.

11Forasmuchthereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651asye trampleuponthepoorדָּ֗לDalH1800,andtakeתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947exactionsfromhimofwheat: yehavebuiltH1129housesH1004ofhewnגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496stoneH1496,butyeshallnotdwellתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427inthem; yehaveplantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantvineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754,butyeshallnotdrinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354thewineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

12ForIknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045howmanifoldareyourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588,andhowmightyH6099areyoursinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403—yethatafflictthejust,thattakeH3947abribe,andthatturnהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186asideH5186theneedyוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34inthegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179fromtheirright.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651hethatisprudentshallkeep silenceinsuchatimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256;foritisanevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896,andnotevilרָ֖עra'H7451,thatyemayliveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421;andsoH3651Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,willbeוִיהִי־vi.hi-H1961withyou,asyesayH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130theevilרָע֙ra'H7451,andloveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157thegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,andestablishjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941inthegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:itmaybethatJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,willbegracious untotheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theLord:WailingH5092shallbeinallthebroad ways;andtheyshallsayH559inallthestreetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!alasה֑וֹhoH1930!andtheyshallcallוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121thehusbandmantomourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,andsuchasareskilfulinlamentationtowailingH5092.

17Andinallvineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754shallbewailingמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553;forIwillpassאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughthemidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130ofthee, saithJehovah.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945untoyouthatdesireהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovah! Whereforewouldyehavethedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofJehovah?Itisdarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,andnotlightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

19AsifamanH376didfleeH5127fromalionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738,andabearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677metוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293him;orwentH935intothehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andleanedH5564hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027onthewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,andaserpentbithim.

20Shallnotthedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofJehovahbedarknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,andnotlightא֑וֹר'orH216?evenverydark,andnobrightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051init?

21Ihateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,Idespiseyourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282,andIwilltakenodelightinyoursolemnH6116assembliesH6116.

22Yea,thoughyeofferתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927meyourburnt-offeringsandmeal-offerings,Iwillnotacceptאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521them;neitherwillIregardthepeace-offeringsofyourfat beasts.

23TakethouawayH5493frommethenoiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995ofthysongsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892;forIwillnothearH8085themelodyofthy viols.

24Butletjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941rollוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556downaswatersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666asamightystream.

25Did yebringהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066untomesacrificesH2077andofferingsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503inthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

26Yea, yehaveborneH5375thetabernacleofyourkingandtheshrineofyourimagesH6754,thestarכּוֹכַב֙ko.KhavH3556ofyourgodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whichyemadeH6213toyourselves.

27ThereforewillIcauseyoutogoH1540intocaptivitybeyondDamascusלְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sekH1834, saithJehovah,whosenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.MoH8034istheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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