New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 1:5-8

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.

6Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofGazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702I will not revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921they deportedהַגְלוֹתָ֛םhag.lo.TamH1540an entireשְׁלֵמָ֖הshe.le.MahH8003populationגָּל֥וּתga.LutH1546Todeliverלְהַסְגִּ֥ירle.has.GirH5462itup to EdomH112.

7So I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804And it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398her citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

8I will also cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772the inhabitantיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427fromAshdodמֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.DodH795,And him who holdsוְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.MekhH8551the scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626, fromAshkelonמֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.LonH831; I will evenunleashוַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725Mypowerיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027upon Ekronעֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonH6138,And the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430will perishוְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH6,”Saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.

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