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Amos 7:1-9

1This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069showed meהִרְאַ֙נִי֙ וְהִנֵּה֙hir.'A.ni ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009:He was preparingיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335swarms of locustsגֹּבַ֔יgoyAiH1462just afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428harvestגִּזֵּ֥יgi.ZeiH1488,as the late spring cropעֲל֣וֹת הַלָּ֑קֶשׁa.Lot ha.La.keshH5927 H3954was coming upבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462וְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009לֶ֔קֶשׁLe.keshH3954.

2Andוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenאִם־'im-H518the locusts hadכִּלָּה֙ki.LahH3615eatenלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398אֶת־'et-H853every green plantעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994forgiveסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545!Howמִ֥יmiH4310will Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290surviveיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is so smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996?”

3So the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068relentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162fromעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063plan. “It will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808happenתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961,” Heיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.

4This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069showed meהִרְאַ֙נִי֙ וְהִנֵּ֥הhir.'A.ni ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009:The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069was callingקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121for judgmentלָרִ֥בla.RivH7378by fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.It consumedוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398אֶת־'et-H853the greatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415and devouredוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398אֶת־'et-H853the landהַחֵֽלֶק׃ha.Che.lekH2506.

5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994stopחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308!Howמִ֥יmiH4310will Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290surviveיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is so smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996?”

6So the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068relentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162fromעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063plan. “Itהִיא֙hi'H1931will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808happenתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961eitherגַּם־gam-H1571,”saidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

7This is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541He showed meהִרְאַ֔נִיhir.'A.niH7200:Beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136was standingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324byעַל־'al-H5921a wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346true to plumbאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594,with a plumb lineאֲנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH594in His handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8“Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,whatמָֽה־mah-H4100do youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200?”askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗יYah.weh 'e.LaiH3068 H413. “A plumb lineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594,”I repliedוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559. “Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, “I am settingשָׂ֤םsamH7760a plumb lineאֲנָךְ֙'a.noKhH594amongבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerאוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד'o.Sif odH3254 H5750spareעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674them:

9The high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Isaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446will be desertedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the sanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be laid wasteיֶחֱרָ֑בוּye.che.Ra.vuH2717;and I will rise upוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379with My swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.”

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