Berean Standard Bible

Amos 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,you cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510of Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,you women who oppressהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.KotH6231the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800and crushהָרֹצְצ֖וֹתha.ro.tze.TzotH7533the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.NimH34,who sayהָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.RotH559to your husbandsלַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113, “Bring usהָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935more to drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.”

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069has swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650by His holinessבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹ כִּ֛יbe.ka.de.Sho kiH6944 H3588: “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֑םba.'Im 'a.lei.KhemH935 H5921when you will be taken awayוְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'H5375אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with hooksבְּצִנּ֔וֹתbe.tzi.NotH6793,and your posterityוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןve.'a.cha.ri.te.KhenH319withבְּסִיר֥וֹתbe.si.RotH5518fishhooksדּוּגָֽה׃du.GahH1729.

3You will go outתֵּצֶ֖אנָהte.Tze.nahH3318throughbrokenוּפְרָצִ֥יםu.fe.ra.TzimH6556walls,each oneאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802straight ahead of herנֶגְדָּ֑הּneg.DahH5048,and you will be cast outוְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָהve.hish.lakh.Te.nahH7993toward Harmonהַהַרְמ֖וֹנָהha.har.Mo.nahH2038,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4“Goבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935to BethelH1008and transgressוּפִשְׁע֔וּu.fish.'UH6586;rebelלִפְשֹׁ֑עַlif.Sho.a'H6586even moreהַרְבּ֣וּhar.BuH7235at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537!Bringוְהָבִ֤יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םziv.chei.KhemH2077every morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643every threeלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

5Offerוְקַטֵּ֤רve.ka.TerH6999leavened breadמֵֽחָמֵץ֙me.cha.MetzH2557as a thank offeringתּוֹדָ֔הto.DahH8426,and loudlyוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121proclaimהַשְׁמִ֑יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085your freewill offeringsנְדָב֖וֹתne.da.VotH5071.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588that is whatכֵ֤ןkhenH3651youchildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478love to doאֲהַבְתֶּם֙'a.hav.TemH157,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

6וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571“Iאֲנִי֩'a.NiH589afflictedנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your citiesעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם'a.rei.KhemH5892with cleannessנִקְי֤וֹןnik.YonH5356of teethשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shi.Na.yimH8127and allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your townsמְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.ko.mo.tei.KhemH4725with lackוְחֹ֣סֶרve.Cho.serH2640of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,yet you did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7“Iאָנֹכִי֩'a.no.KhiH595alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571withheldמָנַ֨עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513the rainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653from youאֶת־'et-H853when the harvest wasלַקָּצִ֔ירla.ka.TzirH7105threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320awayבְּע֨וֹדbe.'odH5750.I sent rainוְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ve.him.tar.TiH4305onעַל־'al-H5921oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityעִ֣יר'irH5892but withheldלֹ֣אlo'H3808itאַמְטִ֑יר'am.TirH4305fromוְעַל־ עִ֥ירve.'al- 'irH5921 H5892anotherאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259.Oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259fieldחֶלְקָ֤הchel.KahH2513received rainתִּמָּטֵ֔רti.ma.TerH4305;anotherוְחֶלְקָ֛הve.chel.KahH2513אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834withoutלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rainתַמְטִ֥יר עָלֶ֖יהָtam.Tir 'a.Lei.haH4305 H5921witheredתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ti.VashH3001.

8People staggeredוְנָע֡וּve.na.'UH5128from cityשְׁתַּיִם֩ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ עָרִ֜יםshe.ta.Yim sha.Losh 'a.RimH8147 H7969 H5892toאֶל־'el-H413cityעִ֥יר אַחַ֛ת'ir 'a.ChatH259 H5892for waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354,but they were notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֑עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646;yet you did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9“I struckהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221אֶתְכֶם֮'et.KhemH853you with blightבַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹןba.shi.da.FonH7711and mildewוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420in your growingהַרְבּ֨וֹתhar.BotH7235gardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םga.no.tei.KhemH1593and vineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754;the locustהַגָּזָ֑םha.ga.ZamH1501devouredיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398your figוּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥םu.te.'e.nei.KhemH8384and olive treesוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132,yet you did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10“I sentשִׁלַּ֨חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971plaguesדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698among youlike thoseבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;I killedהָרַ֤גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026your young menבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970with the swordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719,along withעִ֖ם'imH5973your capturedשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH7628horsesסֽוּסֵיכֶ֑םsu.sei.KhemH5483.I filledוָאַעֲלֶ֞הva.'a.'a.LehH5927your nostrilsוּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔םu.ve.'a.pe.KhemH639with the stenchבְּאֹ֤שׁbe.'OshH889of your campמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ma.cha.nei.KhemH4264,yet you did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11“Some of you I overthrewהָפַ֣כְתִּיha.Fakh.tiH2015as I overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת אֱלֹהִים֙ke.mah.pe.Khat 'E.lo.HimH4114 H430אֶת־'et-H853Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017,and you wereוַתִּהְי֕וּva.tih.YuH1961like a firebrandכְּא֖וּדke.'UdH181snatchedמֻצָּ֣לmu.TzalH5337from a blazeמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הmi.se.re.FahH8316,yet you did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12“Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651,that is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541I will doאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to you,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sinceעֵ֚קֶב כִּֽי־'E.kev ki-H6118 H3588I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063to you,prepareהִכּ֥וֹןhi.KonH3559to meetלִקְרַאת־lik.rat-H7122your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

13Forכִּ֡יkiH3588beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,He who formsיוֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335the mountainsהָרִ֜יםha.RimH2022,who createsוּבֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254the windר֗וּחַRu.achH7307and revealsוּמַגִּ֤ידu.ma.GidH5046His thoughtsשֵּׂח֔וֹse.ChoH7808to manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120מַה־mah-H4100,who turnsעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213the dawnשַׁ֙חַר֙sha.charH7837to darknessעֵיפָ֔ה'ei.FahH5890and stridesוְדֹרֵ֖ךְve.do.RekhH1869onעַל־'al-H5921the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.”

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