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Amos 1:5-8

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.

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