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Amos 9:2-4

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.

4Thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are drivenיֵלְכ֤וּye.le.KhuH1980byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341into captivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628,thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719to slay themוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026.I will fixוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921for harmלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808for goodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.”

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