New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 1:3-5

3Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofDamascusדַמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702I will notrevokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921they threshedדּוּשָׁ֛םdu.ShamH1758Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568with implementsof sharpבַּחֲרֻצ֥וֹתba.cha.ru.TzotH2742ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270.

4So I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֑לcha.za.'ElH2371And it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofBen-hadadH1130.

5I will alsobreakוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665the gatebarבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,And cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772the inhabitantיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427from thevalleyמִבִּקְעַת־mi.bik.'at-H1237of Avenאָ֔וֶן'A.venH206,And him who holdsוְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.MekhH8551the scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626,from Beth-edenH1040;So the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Aramאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758will goוְגָל֧וּve.ga.LuH1540exiledH1540toKirקִ֖ירָהKi.rahH7024,”Saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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