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Amos 5:18-27

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?

21“I hateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,I despiseמָאַ֖סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988your feastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282!I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808stand the stenchאָרִ֖יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306of your solemn assembliesבְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.tze.Ro.tei.KhemH6116.

22Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588thoughאִם־'im-H518you offerתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927Meburnt offeringsעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930and grain offeringsוּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖םu.min.cho.tei.KhemH4503,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808accept themאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521;for your peace offeringsוְשֶׁ֥לֶםve.She.lemH8002of fattened cattleמְרִיאֵיכֶ֖םme.ri.'ei.KhemH4806I will have noלֹ֥אlo'H3808regardאַבִּֽיט׃'a.BitH5027.

23Take awayהָסֵ֥רha.SerH5493from Meמֵעָלַ֖יme.'a.LaiH5921the noiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of your songsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892!I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808listenאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085to the musicוְזִמְרַ֥תve.zim.RatH2172of your harpsנְבָלֶ֖יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.

24But let justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941roll onוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556like a riverכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666like an ever-flowingאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386streamכְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chalH5158.

25Did you bringהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066Mesacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֨יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077and offeringsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

26You have taken alongוּנְשָׂאתֶ֗םu.ne.sa.TemH5375אֵ֚ת'etH853Sakkuthסִכּ֣וּתsi.KutH5522your kingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and Kaiwanכִּיּ֣וּןki.YunH3594your starכּוֹכַב֙ko.KhavH3556godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the idolsצַלְמֵיכֶ֑םtzal.mei.KhemH6754you madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves.

27Therefore I will send you into exileוְהִגְלֵיתִ֥יve.hig.lei.TiH1540אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853beyondמֵהָ֣לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973Damascusלְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sekH1834,”saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.MoH8034isthe Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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