New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 1:6-9

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.

9Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵי־pish.'ei-H6588ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702I will not revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921they deliveredהַסְגִּירָ֞םhas.gi.RamH5462up an entireשְׁלֵמָה֙she.le.MahH8003populationגָּל֤וּתga.LutH1546to EdomH112And did not rememberזָכְר֖וּza.khe.RuH2142thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofbrotherhoodאַחִֽים׃'a.ChimH251.

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