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Amos 1:3-11

3This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Damascusדַמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַל־'al-H5921they threshedדּוּשָׁ֛םdu.ShamH1758Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568אֶת־'et-H853with sledgesבַּחֲרֻצ֥וֹתba.cha.ru.TzotH2742of ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270.

4So I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֑לcha.za.'ElH2371to consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofבֶּן־ben-H1130Ben-hadadהֲדָֽד׃ha.DadH1130.

5I will break downוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665the gatesבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834;I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the rulerיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427from the Valley of Avenמִבִּקְעַת־ אָ֔וֶןmi.bik.'at- 'A.venH1237 H206and the one who wieldsוְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.MekhH8551the scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626in Beth-edenH1040.The peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Aramאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758will be exiledוְגָל֧וּve.ga.LuH1540to Kirקִ֖ירָהKi.rahH7024,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

6This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Gazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַל־'al-H5921they exiledהַגְלוֹתָ֛םhag.lo.TamH1540a wholeשְׁלֵמָ֖הshe.le.MahH8003populationגָּל֥וּתga.LutH1546,delivering them upלְהַסְגִּ֥ירle.has.GirH5462to Edomלֶאֱדֽוֹם׃le.'e.DomH123.

7So I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon the wallsבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,to consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398its citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

8I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the rulerיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427of Ashdodמֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.DodH795and the one who wieldsוְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.MekhH8551the scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626in Ashkelonמֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.LonH831.I will turnוַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725My handיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Ekronעֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonH6138,and the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430will perishוְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH6,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

9This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵי־pish.'ei-H6588of Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַֽל־'al-H5921they delivered upהַסְגִּירָ֞םhas.gi.RamH5462a wholeשְׁלֵמָה֙she.le.MahH8003congregation of exilesגָּל֤וּתga.LutH1546to Edomלֶאֱד֔וֹםle.'e.DomH123and brokeוְלֹ֥א זָכְר֖וּve.Lo' za.khe.RuH3808 H2142a covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of brotherhoodאַחִֽים׃'a.ChimH251.

10So I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon the wallsבְּח֣וֹמַתbe.Cho.matH2346of Tyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865to consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398its citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ פ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.”

11This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַל־'al-H5921he pursuedרָדְפ֨וֹra.de.FoH7291his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251with the swordבַחֶ֤רֶבva.Che.revH2719and stifledוְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.ChetH7843all compassionרַחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.MavH7356;his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639ragedוַיִּטְרֹ֤ףvai.yit.RofH2963continuallyלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,and his furyוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678flamedשְׁמָ֥רָהshe.Ma.rahH8104incessantlyנֶֽצַח׃Ne.tzachH5331.

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