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Amos 9:1-6

1I sawרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:and he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Smiteהַ֨ךְhakhH5221the lintel of the doorהַכַּפְתּ֜וֹרha.kaf.TorH3730,that the postsהַסִּפִּ֗יםha.si.PimH5592may shakeוְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּve.yir.'a.ShuH7493:and cutוּבְצַ֙עַם֙u.ve.Tza.'amH1214them in the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,all of them; and I will slayאֶהֱרֹ֑ג'e.he.RogH2026the lastוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖םve.'a.cha.ri.TamH319of them with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:he that fleethיָנ֤וּסya.NusH5127of them shall not flee awayנָ֔סNasH5127,and he that escapethפָּלִֽיט׃pa.LitH6412of them shall not be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.

2Though they digיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864into hellבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585,thence shall mine handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027takeתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947them; though they climb upיַעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thence will I bring them downאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381:

3And though they hideיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselves in the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760,I will searchאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664and take them outוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947thence; and though they be hidיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641from my sightעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869in the bottomבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,thence will I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175,and he shall biteוּנְשָׁכָֽם׃u.ne.sha.KhamH5391them:

4And though they goH3212into captivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341,thence will I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and it shall slayוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026them: and I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869upon them for evilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,and not for goodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

5And the Lordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069of hostsהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635ishe that touchethהַנּוֹגֵ֤עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,and it shall meltוַתָּמ֔וֹגva.ta.MogH4127,and all that dwellי֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427therein shall mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56:and it shall rise upוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927wholly like a floodכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975;and shall be drownedוְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'AhH8257, as bythe floodכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6It ishe that buildethהַבּוֹנֶ֤הha.bo.NehH1129his storiesמַעֲלוֹתָ֔יוma.'a.lo.tovH4609in the heavenבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hath foundedיְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.DahH3245his troopוַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹva.'a.gu.da.ToH92in the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;he that callethהַקֹּרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,and poureth them outוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

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