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Amos 9:7-15

7Areye not as childrenכִבְנֵי֩khiv.NeiH1121of the Ethiopiansכֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.YimH3569unto me, O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Have not I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714?and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430from Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,and the Syriansוַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.RamH758from Kirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Behold, the eyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069areupon the sinfulH2403kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467,and I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣יve.hish.mad.TiH8045it from off the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;savingאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657that I will not utterlyהַשְׁמֵ֥ידhash.MeidH8045destroyאַשְׁמִ֛יד'ash.MidH8045the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For, lo, I will commandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680,and I will siftוַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.'o.tiH5128the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478among all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, like as cornis siftedיִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yi.No.a'H5128in a sieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531,yet shall not the least grainצְר֖וֹרtze.RorH6872fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307upon the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10All the sinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shall dieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,which sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,The evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451shall not overtakeתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066nor preventוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923us.

11In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will I raise upאָקִ֛ים'a.KimH6965the tabernacleסֻכַּ֥תsu.KatH5521of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732that is fallenהַנֹּפֶ֑לֶתha.no.Fe.letH5307,and close upוְגָדַרְתִּ֣יve.ga.dar.TiH1443the breachesפִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ןpir.tzei.HenH6556thereof; and I will raise upאָקִ֔ים'a.KimH6965his ruinsוַהֲרִֽסֹתָיו֙va.ha.ri.so.TavH2034,and I will buildוּבְנִיתִ֖יהָu.ve.ni.Ti.haH1129it as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

12That they may possessיִֽירְשׁ֜וּyi.re.ShuH3423the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123,and of all the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,which are calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that doethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213this.

13Behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that the plowmanחוֹרֵשׁ֙cho.ReshH2790shall overtakeוְנִגַּ֤שׁve.ni.GashH5066the reaperבַּקֹּצֵ֔רba.ko.TzerH7114,and the treaderוְדֹרֵ֥ךְve.do.RekhH1869of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025him that sowethבְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְbe.mo.ShekhH4900seedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233;and the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall dropוְהִטִּ֤יפוּve.hi.Ti.fuH5197sweet wineעָסִ֔יס'a.SisH6071,and all the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389shall meltתִּתְמוֹגַֽגְנָה׃tit.mo.Gag.nahH4127.

14And I will bring againוְשַׁבְתִּי֮ve.shav.TiH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and they shall buildוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the wasteנְשַׁמּוֹת֙ne.sha.mOtH8074citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,and inhabitוְיָשָׁ֔בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them;and they shall plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and drinkוְשָׁת֖וּve.sha.TuH8354the wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196thereof; they shall also makeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398the fruitפְּרִיהֶֽם׃pe.ri.HemH6529of them.

15And I will plantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193them upon their landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127,and they shall no more be pulled upיִנָּתְשׁ֜וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428out of their landאַדְמָתָם֙'ad.ma.TamH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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