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Amos 6:1-7

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.

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