Berean Standard Bible

Amos 6

(Luke 6:24–26)

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to those at easeהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726and those secureוְהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםve.ha.bo.te.ChimH982on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,the distinguished onesנְקֻבֵי֙ne.ku.VeiH5344of the foremostרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225nationהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, to whomthe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478comesוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935.

2Cross overעִבְר֤וּ'iv.RuH5674to Calnehכַֽלְנֵה֙khal.NehH3641and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;goוּלְכ֥וּu.le.KhuH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033to the greatחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2579Hamathרַבָּ֑הra.BahH2579;then go downוּרְד֣וּu.re.DuH3381to Gathגַת־gat-H1661of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםpe.lish.TmH6430.Are you betterהֲטוֹבִים֙ha.to.VimH2896thanמִן־min-H4480theseהָאֵ֔לֶּה אִם־ha.'E.leh 'im-H428 H518kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467?Is their territoryגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366largerרַ֥בravH7227than yoursמִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃mi.ge.vul.KhemH1366?

3You dismissהַֽמְנַדִּ֖יםham.na.DimH5077the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of calamityרָ֑עRa'H7451and bring nearוַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּןva.ta.gi.ShunH5066a reignשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH7675of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

4You lieהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901onעַל־'al-H5921bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296inlaid with ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127,and loungeוּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.ChimH5628uponעַל־'al-H5921your couchesעַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.TamH6210.You dine onוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733from the flockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629and calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695fromמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770.

5You improviseהַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.TimH6527songsעַל־'al-H5921on the harpפִּ֣י הַנָּ֑בֶלpi ha.Na.velH6310 H5035like Davidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732and inventחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803your ownmusicalשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892instrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627.

6You drinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196by the bowlfulבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219and anoint yourselvesיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886with the finestוְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.ShitH7225oilsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081,but you fail toוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808grieveנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470overעַל־'al-H5921the ruinשֵׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of Josephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,you will nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258go into exileיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540as the firstבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the captivesגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540,and your feastingמִרְזַ֥חmir.ZachH4797and loungingסְרוּחִֽים׃ פse.ru.ChimH5628will come to an endוְסָ֖רve.SarH5493.

The Pride of Israel

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069has swornנִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'H7650by Himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315—the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,has declaredנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002: “Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595אֶת־'et-H853abhorמְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'EvH8374Jacob’sיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347and detestשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130his citadelsוְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.TavH759,so I will deliver upוְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.TiH5462the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892and everything in itוּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'AhH4393.”

9And ifאִם־'im-H518there areוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582leftיִוָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Va.te.RuH3498in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֥יִתbe.Va.yitH1004,they too will dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

10And when the relativeדּוֹד֣וֹdo.DoH1730who is to burnוּמְסָרְפ֗וֹu.me.sa.re.FoH5635the bodiespicks them upוּנְשָׂא֞וֹ עֲצָמִים֮u.ne.sa.'O 'a.tza.MimH5375 H6106to remove themלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318fromמִן־min-H4480the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004,he will callוְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559to oneלַאֲשֶׁ֨רla.'a.SherH834insideבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411הַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, “Is anyone elseהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750with youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5973?” “Noneאָ֑פֶס'A.fesH657,”that person will answerוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559. “Silenceהָ֔סHasH2013,” the relativewill retortוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559, “forכִּ֛יkiH3588the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be invokedלְהַזְכִּ֖ירle.haz.KirH2142.”

11Forכִּֽי־ הִנֵּ֤הki- hi.NehH3588 H2009the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gives a commandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680: “The greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will be smashedוְהִכָּ֛הve.hi.KahH5221to piecesרְסִיסִ֑יםre.si.SimH7447,and the smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004to rubbleבְּקִעִֽים׃be.ki.'ImH1233.”

12“Do horsesסוּסִ֔ים אִֽם־su.Sim 'im-H5483 H518gallopהַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay.ru.TzunH7323on the cliffsבַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ba.Se.la'H5553?Does one plowיַחֲר֖וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790the seawith oxenבַּבְּקָרִ֑יםba.be.ka.RimH1241?Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have turnedהֲפַכְתֶּ֤םha.fakh.TemH2015justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941into poisonלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7219and the fruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529of righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666into wormwoodלְלַעֲנָֽה׃le.la.'a.NahH3939—

13you who rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםha.se.me.ChimH8056in Lo-debarH3810and sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, ‘Did we notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808takeלָקַ֥חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947Karnaimקַרְנָֽיִם׃kar.Na.yimH7161by our ownstrengthבְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve.cha.ze.Ke.nuH2392?’

14Forכִּ֡יkiH3588beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005,I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965a nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471against youעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsהַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635, “and they will oppressוְלָחֲצ֥וּve.la.cha.TzuH3905youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853from Lebo-hamathמִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֖תmi.le.Vo' cha.MatH935 H2574toעַד־'ad-H5704the Brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ סha.'a.ra.VahH6160.”

(Luke 6:24–26)

The Pride of Israel

Commentaries on Amos 6