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Amos 9:2-4

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.

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