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Amos 5:4-9

4Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֥הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “Seek Meדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!

5Do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408seekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875BethelH1008or goתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935to Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537;do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808journeyתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674to Beershebaלֹ֣אlo'H884 H3808,forכִּ֤יkiH3588Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537will surely go into exileH1540,and BethelH1008will comeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961to nothingלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421,orפֶּן־pen-H6435He will sweepיִצְלַ֤חyitz.LachH6743like fireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784through the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130;it will devour everythingוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398,with no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369at BethelH1008to extinguish itמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518.

7There are those who turnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941into wormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939and castהִנִּֽיחוּ׃hi.Ni.chuH5117righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

8He who madeעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213the Pleiadesכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598and Orionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685,who turnsוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015darknessצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757into dawnלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242and darkensהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821dayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117into nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915,who summonsהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220and pours themוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034—

9He flashesהַמַּבְלִ֥יגha.mav.LigH1082destructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701onעַל־'al-H5921the strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,so that furyוְשֹׁ֖דve.ShodH7701comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935uponעַל־'al-H5921the strongholdמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

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