New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 2:6-16
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.HemH4480H6440them, 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.'alH4480H4605and his rootוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH4480H8478.
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.
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.
Commentaries on Amos 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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