1Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541didtheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah shew untome;andbehold,heformedH3335locustsגֹּבַ֔יgoyAiH1462inthebeginningoftheshootingupofthelatter growth,andbehold,itwasthelatter growthaftertheking's mowings. 2Anditcametopass,whentheyhadwhollyeatenלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398thegrassH6212ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatIsaidH559,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,forgiveסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545,Ibeseechthee!HowshallJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290ariseH6965?forheissmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996. 3JehovahrepentedH5162forthis:Itshallnotbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961,saidH559Jehovah. 4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541didtheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah shew untome;andbehold,theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahcalledקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121tocontendH7378byfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784;anditdevouredH398thegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415,andateH398uptheinheritance. 5ThensaidH559I,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,ceaseחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308,Ibeseechthee!HowshallJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290ariseH6965?forheissmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996. 6JehovahrepentedH5162forthis:Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallnotbeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961,saidH559theLordJehovah. 7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541didheshew untome;andbehold,theLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136stoodנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324uponawallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346[made]byaplumb-line,withaplumb-lineinhishandוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027. 8AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,whatseest thou?AndIsaidH559,Aplumb-line.AndtheLordsaidH559,Behold,IwillsetH7760aplumb-lineinthemidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130ofmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Iwillnotagainע֖וֹדodH5750passעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674bythemanymore. 9Andthehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofIsaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446shallbedesolatedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,andthesanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbelaidwaste;andIwillariseוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965againstthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719. 10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBethelsentH7971toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Amosעָמ֗וֹסa.MosH5986hathconspiredagainsttheeinthemidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isnotableתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201tobearallhiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697. 11Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986saith:Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shalldieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallcertainlygoH1540intocaptivityoutofhislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127. 12AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558saidH559untoAmosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, [Thou]seerחֹזֶ֕הcho.ZehH2374, go,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272awayH1272intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andeatוֶאֱכָל־ve.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899there,andprophesyתִּנָּבֵֽא׃ti.na.Ve'H5012there. 13Butprophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012notagainע֖וֹדodH5750anymoreatBethel;foritistheking'ssanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720,anditisthehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofthekingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467. 14AndAmosעָמוֹס֙'a.mOsH5986answeredandsaidH559toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔ה'a.matz.YahH558,IwasnoprophetH5030,neitherwasIaprophet'ssonבֶן־ven-H1121;butIwasaherdman,andagathererofsycamorefruit. 15AndJehovahtookH3947measIfollowedtheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,andJehovahsaidH559untome, Go,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012untomypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 16AndnowH6258hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thouthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah: Thou sayest,Prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012notagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andutternot[wordsH1697]againstthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsaac. 17Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah: Thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֞'ish.te.KhaH802shallbeaharlotinthecityבָּעִ֤ירba.'IrH5892,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andthylandH127shallbedividedH2505withtheline;andthou shaltdieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191inalandH127thatisuncleanטְמֵאָה֙te.me.'AhH2931;andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallcertainlyגָּלֹ֥הga.LohH1540goיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540intocaptivity,outofhislandH127. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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