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Amos 7:7-13

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.”

10Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of BethelH1008sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Amosעָמ֗וֹסa.MosH5986has conspiredקָשַׁ֨רka.SharH7194against youעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.The landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֣לlo'- tu.KhalH3808 H3201bearלְהָכִ֖ילle.ha.KhilH3557אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697,

11forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹה֙khohH3541Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379will dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will surely go into exileH1540,away fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921their homelandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127.’”

12And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, “Go awayלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,you seerחֹזֶ֕הcho.ZehH2374!Fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;earn your breadוֶאֱכָל־ לֶ֔חֶםve.'e.khol- Le.chemH398 H3899thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033and do your prophesyingתִּנָּבֵֽא׃ti.na.Ve'H5012thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033.

13But neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012at BethelH1008againתוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹדto.Sif odH3254 H5750,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588itה֔וּאHu'H1931isthe sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720of the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428and the templeוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467הֽוּא׃ סHu'H1931.”

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