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Amos 8:4-10

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֕אתzotH2063,you who trampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,who do away withוְלַשְׁבִּ֖יתve.lash.BitH7673the poorH6035of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

5askingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Whenמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970will the New Moonהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320be overיַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.VorH5674,that we may sellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666grainשֶּׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7668?When will the Sabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676end,that we may marketוְנִפְתְּחָה־ve.nif.te.chah-H6605wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250?Let us reduceלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994the ephahאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374and increaseוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431the shekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255;let us cheatוּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.VetH5791with dishonestמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820scalesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976.

6Let us buyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800with silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701and the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34forבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָ֑יִםna.'a.La.yimH5275,sellingנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666even the chaffוּמַפַּ֥לu.ma.PalH4651with the wheatבַּ֖רbarH1250!”

7The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650by the Prideבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: “I will neverאִם־ לָנֶ֖צַח'im- la.Ne.tzachH518 H5331forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911anyכָּל־kol-H3605of their deedsמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.

8Will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakeתִרְגַּ֣זtir.GazH7264forהַ֤עַלHa.'alH5921thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,and allכָּל־kol-H3605its dwellersיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427mournוְאָבַ֖לve.'a.ValH56?All of itכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605will swellוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927like the Nileכָאֹר֙kha.'OrH2975;it will surgeוְנִגְרְשָׁ֥הve.nig.re.ShahH1644and then subsideH8248like the Nileכִּיא֥וֹרki.'orH2975in Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961And in thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,I will make the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121go downוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,and I will darkenוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יve.ha.cha.shakh.TiH2821the earthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the daytimeבְּי֥וֹם אֽוֹר׃be.Yom 'orH3117 H216.

10I will turnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015your feastsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םcha.gei.KhemH2282into mourningלְאֵ֗בֶלle.'E.velH60and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your songsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shi.rei.KhemH7892into lamentationלְקִינָ֔הle.ki.NahH7015.I will cause everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605to wearוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עַל־ מָתְנַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.'a.lei.Ti 'al- ma.te.Na.yimH5927 H5921 H4975sackclothשָׂ֔ק וְעַל־Sak ve.'al-H8242 H5921and everyכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218to be shavedקָרְחָ֑הka.re.ChahH7144.I will make it likeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760a time of mourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלke.'E.velH60for an only sonיָחִ֔ידya.ChidH3173,and its outcomeוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319like a bitterמָֽר׃MarH4751dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

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