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Amos 2:12-16

12“But you made the Naziritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139drinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248אֶת־'et-H853wineיָ֑יִן וְעַל־Ya.yin ve.'al-H3196 H5921and commandedצִוִּיתֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רtzi.vi.Tem le.MorH6680 H559the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030notלֹ֖אlo'H3808to prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am about to crush youמֵעִ֖יקme.'IkH5781in your placeתַּחְתֵּיכֶ֑םtach.tei.KhemH8478asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834withתָּעִיק֙ta.'IkH5781a cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699fullהַֽמְלֵאָ֥הham.le.'AhH4392ofgrainעָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH5995.

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.shetH8610 H7198will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stand his groundיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975,the fleetוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808escapeיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422,and the horsemanוְרֹכֵ֣ב הַסּ֔וּסve.ro.Khev ha.SusH7392 H5483will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808saveיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

16Even the bravestוְאַמִּ֥יץve.'a.MitzH533of mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368menלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820will fleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174on thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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