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Amos 3:1-8

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?

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