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Amos 4:6-11

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.

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