Berean Standard Bible

Amos 3

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,O childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֛יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִם לֵאמֹֽר׃mitz.Ra.yim le.MorH4714 H559:

2“Onlyרַ֚קrakH7535youאֶתְכֶ֣ם'et.KhemH853have I knownיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651I will punishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921אֵ֖ת'etH853for allכָּל־kol-H3605your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.”

3Can twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147walkהֲיֵלְכ֥וּha.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162withoutבִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־bil.Ti 'im-H1115 H518agreeingנוֹעָֽדוּ׃no.'A.duH3259where to go?

4Does a lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in the forestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293when he has noאֵ֣ין'einH369preyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964?Does a young lionכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715growlהֲיִתֵּ֨ן קוֹלוֹ֙ha.yi.Ten ko.LoH5414 H6963in his denמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585ifאִם־'im-H518he has caughtלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920nothingבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115?

5Does a birdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833landהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307inעַל־'al-H5921a snareפַּ֣חpachH6341הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776where noאֵ֣ין'einH369baitוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170has been set?Does a trapפַּח֙pachH6341springהֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ha.ya.'a.leh-H5927fromמִן־min-H4480the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127when it hasוְלָכ֖וֹדve.la.KhodH3920nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808to catchיִלְכּֽוֹד׃yil.KodH3920?

6Ifאִם־'im-H518a ram’s hornשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782soundsיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,do the peopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971notלֹ֣אlo'H3808trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729?Ifאִם־'im-H518calamityרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451comesתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961to a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068caused itעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?

7Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069doesיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingלֹ֧א דָּבָ֑רlo' da.VarH3808 H1697withoutכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518revealingגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540His planסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475toאֶל־'el-H413His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8The lionאַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.YehH738has roaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580—whoמִ֣יmiH4310will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808fearיִירָ֑אyi.Ra'H3372?The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696—whoמִ֖יmiH4310will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808prophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

9Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085toעַל־'al-H5921the citadelsאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795and toוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921the citadelsאַרְמְנ֖וֹת'ar.me.NotH759בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאִמְר֗וּmitz.Ra.yim ve.'im.RuH4714 H559: “Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622onעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;seeוּרְא֞וּu.re.'UH7200the greatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227unrestמְהוּמֹ֤תme.hu.MotH4103in the cityבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432and the acts of oppressionוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.”

10“For they knowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808how to doעֲשׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213rightנְכֹחָ֖הne.kho.ChahH5229,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “They store upהָאֽוֹצְרִ֛יםha.'otz.RimH686violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701in their citadelsבְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פbe.'ar.me.No.tei.HemH759.”

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “An enemyצַ֖רtzarH6862will surroundוּסְבִ֣יבu.se.VivH5439the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;he will pull downוְהוֹרִ֤ד מִמֵּךְ֙ve.ho.Rid mi.meKhH3381 H4480your strongholdsעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797and plunderוְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuH962your citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759.”

12This is whatכֹּה֮kohH3541the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834the shepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462snatchesיַצִּ֨ילya.TzilH5337from the mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310of the lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767orא֣וֹ'oH176a pieceבְדַל־ve.dal-H915of an earאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478dwellingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111will be rescuedיִנָּצְל֞וּyi.na.tze.LuH5337having justthe cornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285of a bedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296or the cushionוּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁקu.vid.Me.shekH1833of a couchעָֽרֶשׂ׃'A.resH6210.

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085and testifyוְהָעִ֖ידוּve.ha.'I.duH5749against the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsהַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ha.tze.va.'otH6635.

14כִּ֗יKiH3588On the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117I punishפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for their transgressionsפִשְׁעֵֽי־fish.'ei-H6588עָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,I will visitוּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485destructiononעַל־'al-H5921the altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196ofבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵ֔ל'ElH1008;the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196will be cut offוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438,and they will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307to the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

15I will tear downוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the winterהַחֹ֖רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵית־veit-H1004along withעַל־'al-H5921the summerהַקָּ֑יִץha.Ka.yitzH7019houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of ivoryהַשֵּׁ֗ןha.ShenH8127will also perishוְאָבְד֞וּve.'a.ve.DuH6,and the greatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֥יםba.TimH1004will come to an endוְסָפ֛וּve.sa.FuH5595,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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