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Amos 8:11-14

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,when I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776—notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808a famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458of breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹֽא־la.Le.chem ve.lo'-H3899 H3808or a thirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518a famineof hearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֵ֖ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12People will staggerוְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'UH5128from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toעַד־'ad-H5704seaיָ֔םYamH3220and roamיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּye.sho.TuH7751from northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217,seekingלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find itיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672.

13In thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the lovelyהַיָּפ֛וֹתhai.ya.FotH3303young womenהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330—the young men as wellוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970—will faintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968from thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

14Those who swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the guiltבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbe.'ash.MatH819of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘As surely as your godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחֵ֤יcheiH2416,O Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,’or, ‘As surely as the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of BeershebaH884livesוְחֵ֖יve.CheiH2416’—they will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to riseיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”

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