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Amos 8:4-10

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.

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