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Amos 5:11-20

11Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you trampleבּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞םbo.shas.KhemH1318onעַל־'al-H5921the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800and exactתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947from himמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480a taxוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864of grainבַּר֙barH1250,you will neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808liveתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in the stone housesבָּתֵּ֥י גָזִ֛יתba.Tei ga.ZitH1004 H1496you have builtבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129;you will neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354אֶת־'et-H853the wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196from the lushחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754you have plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193.

12Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thatyour transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227and your sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403are numerousוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099.You oppressצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662by takingלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947bribesכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724;you deprive the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34of justiceהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186in the gateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,the prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919keep silentיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826in suchהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931timesבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,forכִּ֛יkiH3588the daysעֵ֥ת'etH6256are evilרָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃ra.'Ah Hi'H7451 H1931.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896,notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408evilרָ֖עra'H7451,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421.And the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,will beוִיהִי־ כֵ֞ןvi.hi- khenH1961 H3651with youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have claimedאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130evilרָע֙ra'H7451and loveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157goodט֔וֹבTovH2896;establishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the gateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179.Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,will be graciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603to the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.”

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: “There will be wailingמִסְפֵּ֔דmis.PedH4553in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the public squaresרְחֹב֣וֹתre.cho.VotH7339and cries ofיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559‘Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!Alasה֑וֹhoH1930!’in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the streetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351.The farmerאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406will be summonedוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121toאֶל־'el-H413mournאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,and the mournersי֥וֹדְעֵי נֶֽהִי׃Yod.'ei Ne.hiH3045 H5092toאֶל־'el-H413wailוּמִסְפֵּ֖דu.mis.PedH4553.

17There will be wailingמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the vineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will passאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674through your midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to you who long forהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183אֶת־'et-H853the Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!Whatלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הla.mah- zehH4100 H2088will the Dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be for you?Itהוּא־hu'-H1931will bedarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

19It will be likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376who fleesיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440a lionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738,only to encounterוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293a bearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677,or who entersוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935his houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and restsוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,only to be bittenוּנְשָׁכ֖וֹu.ne.sha.KhoH5391by a snakeהַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ha.na.ChashH5175.

20Will notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808the Dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216,even gloomוְאָפֵ֖לve.'a.FelH651with noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051in it?

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