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Amos 9:2-10

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.

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