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Amos 5:5-15

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.

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