Berean Standard Bible
Amos 2
1This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַל־'al-H5921he burnedשָׂרְפ֛וֹsa.re.FoH8313to limeלַשִּֽׂיד׃la.SidH7875the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of Edom’sאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428.
2So I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784against Moabבְּמוֹאָ֔בbe.mo.'AvH4124to consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Keriothהַקְּרִיּ֑וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152.Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124will dieוּמֵ֤תu.MetH4191in tumultבְּשָׁאוֹן֙be.sha.'OnH7588,amid war criesבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643and the soundבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963of the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.
4This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַֽל־'al-H5921they rejectמָאֳסָ֞םmo.'o.SamH3988אֶת־'et-H853the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and failלֹ֣אlo'H3808to keepשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104His statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706;they are led astrayוַיַּתְעוּם֙vai.yat.'UmH8582by the liesכִּזְבֵיהֶ֔םkiz.vei.HemH3577in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1walkedהָלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ha.le.Khu 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980H310.
6This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַל־'al-H5921they sellמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662for silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701and the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34forבַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.VurH5668a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275.
7They trampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602on the headsבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800as onעַל־'al-H5921the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776;they pushיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186the needyעֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6035out of their wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870.A manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and his fatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1have relations withיֵֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־ye.le.Khu 'el-H1980H413the same girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291and soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616profaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490אֶת־'et-H853My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.
8They lie downיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681everyכָּל־kol-H3605altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921garmentsבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899taken in pledgeחֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.LimH2254.And in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430,they drinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354wineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196obtained through finesעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064.
9Yet it was Iוְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יve.'A.no.KhiH595who destroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiH8045אֶת־'et-H853the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,thoughאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834his heightכְּגֹ֤בַהּke.GoahH1363was like that ofגָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.HoH1363the cedarsאֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.ZimH730,and he wasה֖וּאhu'H1931as strongוְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.SonH2634as the oaksכָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.NimH437.Yet I destroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.MidH8045his fruitפִּרְיוֹ֙pir.YoH6529aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605and his rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH8478.
10And Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595broughtהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927you upאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and ledוָאוֹלֵ֨ךְva.'o.LekhH1980youאֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,that you might take possessionלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.
11I raised upוָאָקִ֤יםva.'a.KimH6965prophetsלִנְבִיאִ֔יםlin.vi.'ImH5030from your sonsמִבְּנֵיכֶם֙mi.be.nei.KhemH1121and Naziritesלִנְזִרִ֑יםlin.zi.RimH5139from your young menוּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖םu.mi.ba.chu.rei.KhemH970.Is thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063notאֵֽין־'ein-H369trueהַאַ֥ףha.'AfH637,O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
14Escapeמָנוֹס֙ma.nOsH4498will failוְאָבַ֤דve.'a.VadH6the swiftמִקָּ֔לmi.KalH7031,the strongוְחָזָ֖קve.cha.ZakH2389will notלֹא־lo'-H3808prevailיְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.MetzH553by his strengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581,and the mightyוְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.BorH1368will notלֹא־lo'-H3808saveיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
15The archerוְתֹפֵ֤שׂ הַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ve.to.Fes ha.Ke.shetH8610H7198will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stand his groundיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975,the fleetוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808escapeיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422,and the horsemanוְרֹכֵ֣ב הַסּ֔וּסve.ro.Khev ha.SusH7392H5483will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808saveיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
Commentaries on Amos 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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