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Amos 9:1-3

1I sawרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324besideעַֽל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559: “Strikeהַ֨ךְhakhH5221the tops of the pillarsהַכַּפְתּ֜וֹרha.kaf.TorH3730so that the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֗יםha.si.PimH5592shakeוְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּve.yir.'a.ShuH7493.Topple themוּבְצַ֙עַם֙u.ve.Tza.'amH1214on the headsבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all the peopleכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605,and I will killאֶהֱרֹ֑ג'e.he.RogH2026the restוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖םve.'a.cha.ri.TamH319with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.Noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of those who fleeיָנ֤וּסya.NusH5127will get awayנָ֔סNasH5127;noneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808of the fugitivesפָּלִֽיט׃pa.LitH6412will escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.

2Thoughאִם־'im-H518they dig downיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864to Sheolבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585,from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033My handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027will take themתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947;and thoughוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they climb upיַעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033I will pull them downאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381.

3Thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they hide themselvesיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244atopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760,thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033I will track themאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664and seize themוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947;and thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they hideיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641fromמִנֶּ֤גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Meעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869at the bottom ofבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175to bite themוּנְשָׁכָֽם׃u.ne.sha.KhamH5391.

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