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Amos 6:4-8

4That lieהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901upon bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296of ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127,and stretchוּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.ChimH5628themselves upon their couchesעַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.TamH6210,and eatוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398the lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733out of the flockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629,and the calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770;

5That chantהַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.TimH6527to the soundפִּ֣יpiH6310of the violהַנָּ֑בֶלha.Na.velH5035, andinventחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803to themselves instrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of musickשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892,like Davidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732;

6That drinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in bowlsבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219,and anointיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886themselves with the chiefוְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.ShitH7225ointmentsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081:but they are not grievedנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470for the afflictionשֵׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of Josephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Therefore now shall they go captiveיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540with the firstבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218that go captiveגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540,and the banquetמִרְזַ֥חmir.ZachH4797of them that stretchedסְרוּחִֽים׃ פse.ru.ChimH5628themselves shall be removedוְסָ֖רve.SarH5493.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069hath swornנִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'H7650by himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I abhorמְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'EvH8374the excellencyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and hateשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130his palacesוְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.TavH759:therefore will I deliver upוְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.TiH5462the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892with all that is thereinוּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'AhH4393.

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