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Amos 7:1-9

1Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahshowedהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200me:and,behold,heformedH3335locustsגֹּבַ֔יgoyAiH1462inthebeginningoftheshootingupofthelatter growth;and,lo,itwasthelatter growthaftertheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428mowings.

2Anditcametopassthat,whentheymadeanendH3615ofeatingלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398thegrassH6212ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thenIsaidH559,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,forgiveסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545,Ibeseechthee:howshallJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965?forheissmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

3JehovahrepentedH5162concerningthis:Itshallnotbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961, saithJehovah.

4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahshowedהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200me:and,behold,theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahcalledקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121tocontendH7378byfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784;anditdevouredH398thegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415,andwouldhaveeatenH398uptheland.

5ThensaidH559I,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,ceaseחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308,Ibeseechthee:howshallJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965?forheissmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

6JehovahrepentedH5162concerningthis:Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallnotbeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961, saiththeLordJehovah.

7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541heshowedהִרְאַ֔נִיhir.'A.niH7200me:and,behold,theLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136stoodנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324besideawallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346madebyaplumb-line,withaplumb-lineinhishandוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,whatseest thou?AndIsaidH559,Aplumb-line.ThensaidH559theLord,Behold,IwillsetH7760aplumb-lineinthemidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130ofmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Iwillnotagainע֖וֹדodH5750passעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674bythemanymore;

9andthehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofIsaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446shallbedesolateוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,andthesanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbelaidwaste;andIwillriseH6965againstthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.

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