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Amos 9

1IsawH7200theLordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324besidethealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:andhesaidH559,Smitethecapitals,thatthethresholdsהַסִּפִּ֗יםha.si.PimH5592mayshakeוְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּve.yir.'a.ShuH7493;andbreaktheminpiecesontheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofallofthem;andIwillslayH2026thelastofthemwiththeswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:thereshallnotoneofthemfleeH5127away,andthereshallnotoneofthemescapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.

2Thoughtheydigיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864intoSheolבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585, thenceshallmyhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027takeתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947them;andthoughtheyclimbuptoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thencewillIbringH5927themdownאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381.

3Andthoughtheyhideיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641themselvesinthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760,Iwillsearchאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664andtakeוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947themoutthence;andthoughtheybehidH5641frommysightinthebottomoftheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, thencewillIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680theserpent,anditshallbitethem.

4Andthoughtheygointocaptivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628beforetheirenemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341, thencewillIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,anditshallslayH2026them:andIwillsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mineeyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869uponthemforevilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,andnotforgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

5FortheLordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635,ishethattoucheththelandH776anditmelteth,andallthatdwellH3427thereinshallmournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56;anditshallriseupwhollyliketheRiverכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975,andshallsinkH8257again,liketheRiverכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;

6itishethatbuildethhischambersintheheavensבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhathfoundedH3245hisvaultupontheearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;hethatcallethforthewatersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325oftheseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,andpoureththemoutuponthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;Jehovahishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

7AreyenotasthechildrenoftheEthiopiansuntome,OchildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478? saithJehovah.HavenotIbroughtהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927upIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430fromCaphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,andtheSyriansfromKirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Behold,theeyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869oftheLordJehovahareuponthesinfulהַֽחַטָּאָ֔הha.cha.ta.'AhH2400kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467,andIwilldestroyH8045itfromoffthefaceH6440oftheearthH127; savethatIwillnotutterlydestroyH8045thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, saithJehovah.

9For,lo,Iwillcommandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680,andIwillsiftthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478amongallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,likeasgrainissiftedinasieve,yetshallnottheleast kernelfallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307upontheearthH776.

10Allthesinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shalldieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,whosayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,TheevilH7451shallnotovertakenormeetוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923us.

11Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117willIraiseאָקִ֛ים'a.KimH6965upthetabernacleofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732thatisfallenהַנֹּפֶ֑לֶתha.no.Fe.letH5307,andcloseupthebreachesפִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ןpir.tzei.HenH6556thereof;andIwillraiseאָקִ֔ים'a.KimH6965upitsruins,andIwillbuildH1129itasinthedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofold;

12thattheymaypossessH3423theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123,andallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatarecalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034, saithJehovahthatdoeththis.

13Behold,thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thattheplowmanshallovertakethereaper,andthetreaderוְדֹרֵ֥ךְve.do.RekhH1869ofgrapeshimthatsowethseedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233;andthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shalldropsweetעָסִ֔יס'a.SisH6071wineH6071,andallthehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389shallmeltH4127.

14AndIwillbringH7725backוְשַׁבְתִּי֮ve.shav.TiH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622ofmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyshallbuildH1129thewastecitiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,andinhabitH3427them;andtheyshallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,anddrinkוְשָׁת֖וּve.sha.TuH8354thewineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196thereof;theyshallalsomakeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,andeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefruitפְּרִיהֶֽם׃pe.ri.HemH6529ofthem.

15AndIwillplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193themupontheirlandאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127,andtheyshallnomorebepluckedיִנָּתְשׁ֜וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428upoutoftheirlandאַדְמָתָם֙'ad.ma.TamH127whichIhavegivenH5414them, saithJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

Commentaries on Amos 9

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