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Amos 3:5-12
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.VarH3808H1697withoutכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518revealingגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540His planסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475toאֶל־'el-H413His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
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.RuH4714H559: “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.meKhH3381H4480your 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.'ElH1121H3478dwellingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.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.
Commentaries on Amos 3
- 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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