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Amos 8

1Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahshowedהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200me:and,behold,abasketכְּל֥וּבke.LuvH3619ofsummerקָֽיִץ׃Ka.yitzH7019fruit.

2AndhesaidH559,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,whatseest thou?AndIsaidH559,Abasketכְּל֣וּבke.LuvH3619ofsummerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019fruit.ThensaidH559Jehovahuntome,Theendהַקֵּץ֙ha.KetzH7093iscomeבָּ֤אba'H935uponmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Iwillnotagainע֖וֹדodH5750passעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674bythemanymore.

3Andthesongsשִׁיר֤וֹתshi.RotH7892ofthetempleהֵיכָל֙hei.KhalH1964shallbewailingsinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:thedeadbodiesshallbemanyרַ֣בravH7227;ineveryplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725shalltheycastH7993themforthwithsilence.

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this,Oyethatwould swallow uptheneedyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,andcausethepoorofthelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776tofail,

5sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Whenמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970willthenewהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320be gone,thatwemaysellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666grainבָּ֑רBarH1250?andthesabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676,thatwemayset forthwheat, makingtheephahאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374smallלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994,andtheshekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255greatוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431,anddealing falselywithbalancesofdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820;

6thatwemaybuyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069thepoorforsilverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701,andtheneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34forapairofshoes,andsellנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666therefuseofthewheat?

7Jehovahhathswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650bytheexcellencyofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,SurelyIwillneverforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911anyoftheirworksH4639.

8Shallnotthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleתִרְגַּ֣זtir.GazH7264forthis,andeveryonemournוְאָבַ֖לve.'a.ValH56thatdwelleth therein? yea,itshallriseupwhollyliketheRiverH2975;anditshallbetroubledandsink again,liketheRiverH2975ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AnditshallcomeH935topassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,thatIwillcausethesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121togoוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935downatnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,andIwilldarkentheearthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776inthecleardayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

10AndIwillturnyourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םcha.gei.KhemH2282intomourningלְאֵ֗בֶלle.'E.velH60,andallyoursongsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shi.rei.KhemH7892intolamentationלְקִינָ֔הle.ki.NahH7015;andIwillbringוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927sackclothשָׂ֔קSakH8242uponallloinsמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975,andbaldnessקָרְחָ֑הka.re.ChahH7144uponeveryheadרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218;andIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760itasthemourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלke.'E.velH60foranonlyיָחִ֔ידya.ChidH3173sonH3173,andtheendוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereofasabitterמָֽר׃MarH4751dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

11Behold,thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saiththeLordJehovah,thatIwillsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,notafamineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458ofbreadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899,norathirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772forwaterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,butofhearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah.

12AndtheyshallwanderH5128fromseaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toseaיָ֔םYamH3220,andfromthenorthוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828eventotheeastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217;theyshallruntoandfrotoseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,andshallnotfindיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672it.

13Inthatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shallthefairvirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330andtheyoungוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970faintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968forthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

14Theythatswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650bythesinofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Asthygodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,ODanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, liveth;and,Asthewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofBeer-sheba liveth;theyshallfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,andneverriseיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965upagainעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.

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