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Amos 5:11-20

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?

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