New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 2

Judgment on Judah and Israel

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702I will notrevokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921heburnedשָׂרְפ֛וֹsa.re.FoH8313the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of EdomH112to limeלַשִּֽׂיד׃la.SidH7875.

2So I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784upon Moabבְּמוֹאָ֔בbe.mo.'AvH4124And it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofKeriothהַקְּרִיּ֑וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152;And Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124will dieוּמֵ֤תu.MetH4191amidtumultבְּשָׁאוֹן֙be.sha.'OnH7588, WithwarH8643criesH8643and the soundבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963of a trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.

3I will also cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772thejudgeשׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199from her midstמִקִּרְבָּ֑הּmi.kir.BahH7130And slayאֶהֱר֥וֹג'e.he.RogH2026allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605herprincesשָׂרֶ֛יהָsa.Rei.haH8269with him,” saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

4Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702I will not revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921theyrejectedמָאֳסָ֞םmo.'o.SamH3988the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068And have not keptשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104His statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706; Theirliesכִּזְבֵיהֶ֔םkiz.vei.HemH3577also have ledH8582them astrayH8582,Those afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980.

5So I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063And it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

6Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702I will not revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921theysellמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662for moneyבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701And the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275.

7These whopantהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602afterעַל־'al-H5921the verydustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776on the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thehelplessדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800Alsoturnיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186asideH5186the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the humbleעֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6035; And amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and his fatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1resortיֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.KhuH1980to the samegirlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291In orderלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to profaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

8On garmentsבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899takenH2254as pledgesחֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.LimH2254they stretchיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186out besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681everyכָּל־kol-H3605altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,And in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430theydrinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196of those who have been finedעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064.

9“Yet it was I who destroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiH8045theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440them, Though hisheightכְּגֹ֤בַהּke.GoahH1363waslike the heightגָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.HoH1363of cedarsאֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.ZimH730And he wasstrongוְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.SonH2634as the oaksכָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.NimH437;I even destroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.MidH8045hisfruitפִּרְיוֹ֙pir.YoH6529aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605and his rootוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478.

10It was I whobroughtהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927you up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,And I ledוָאוֹלֵ֨ךְva.'o.LekhH1980you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141That you might takeלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423possessionH3423of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

11Then Iraisedוָאָקִ֤יםva.'a.KimH6965up someH4480of your sonsמִבְּנֵיכֶם֙mi.be.nei.KhemH1121to be prophetsלִנְבִיאִ֔יםlin.vi.'ImH5030And someH4480of your youngוּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖םu.mi.ba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970to beNaziritesלִנְזִרִ֑יםlin.zi.RimH5139.Is thisH2088not soהַאַ֥ףha.'AfH637,O sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12“But you made the Naziritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139drinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,And you commandedצִוִּיתֶ֣םtzi.vi.TemH6680the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Youshall not prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012!’

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I amweightedH5781downH5781beneathתַּחְתֵּיכֶ֑םtach.tei.KhemH8478youAs a wagonהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699is weightedH5781downH5781when filledהַֽמְלֵאָ֥הham.le.'AhH4392with sheavesעָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH5995.

14Flightמָנוֹס֙ma.nOsH4498will perishוְאָבַ֤דve.'a.VadH6from the swiftמִקָּ֔לmi.KalH7031,And the stalwartוְחָזָ֖קve.cha.ZakH2389will not strengthenיְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.MetzH553his powerכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581,NorH3808themightyוְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.BorH1368manH1368saveיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

15He whograspsוְתֹפֵ֤שׂve.to.FesH8610the bowהַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ha.Ke.shetH7198will not standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975his ground,The swiftוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272will not escapeיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422,NorH3808will he who ridesוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392thehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483saveיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

16Even thebravestוְאַמִּ֥יץ לִבּ֖וֹve.'a.Mitz li.BoH533 H3820among the warriorsבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368willfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174in that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Judgment on Judah and Israel

Commentaries on Amos 2