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Amos 2:4-13

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.HemH1980 H310.

5So I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063to consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

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-H1980 H413the 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.

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.

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