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Amos 5:16-20

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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