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Amos 7:7-13

7Thus he shewedהִרְאַ֔נִיhir.'A.niH7200me: and, behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136stoodנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324upon a wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346madeby a plumblineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594,with a plumblineאֲנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH594in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,what seestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,A plumblineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594.Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,Behold, I will setשָׂ֤םsamH7760a plumblineאֲנָךְ֙'a.noKhH594in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will not againאוֹסִ֥יף'o.SifH3254pass byעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674them any more:

9And the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Isaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446shall be desolateוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the sanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be laid wasteיֶחֱרָ֑בוּye.che.Ra.vuH2717;and I will riseוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965against the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.

10Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Beth–elH1008sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971to Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Amosעָמ֗וֹסa.MosH5986hath conspiredקָשַׁ֨רka.SharH7194against thee in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is not ableתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201to bearלְהָכִ֖ילle.ha.KhilH3557all his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

11For thus Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shall dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall surelyגָּלֹ֥הga.LohH1540be led away captiveיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540out of their own landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127.

12Also Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,O thou seerחֹזֶ֕הcho.ZehH2374,goH3212,flee thee awayבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and there eatוֶאֱכָל־ve.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and prophesyתִּנָּבֵֽא׃ti.na.Ve'H5012there:

13But prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012not againתוֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254any more at Beth–elH1008: for it isthe king’sמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428chapelמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720, and it isthe king’sמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467courtוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

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