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Amos 5:16-18

16Therefore the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559thus; Wailingמִסְפֵּ֔דmis.PedH4553shall bein all streetsרְחֹב֣וֹתre.cho.VotH7339;and they shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in all the highwaysחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!alasה֑וֹhoH1930!and they shall callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121the husbandmanאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406to mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,and such as are skilfulי֥וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045of lamentationנֶֽהִי׃Ne.hiH5092to wailingוּמִסְפֵּ֖דu.mis.PedH4553.

17And in all vineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754shall bewailingמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553:for I will passאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130thee, saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945unto you that desireהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!to what endלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100isit for you? the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isdarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and not lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

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