New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 3:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921the entireכָּל־kol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834He broughtהֶעֱלֵ֛יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927up from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

2“You onlyH7534have Ichosenיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045amongH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;Thereforeכֵּן֙kenH5921 H3651I willpunishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you for allכָּל־kol-H3605your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.”

3Do twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147men walkהֲיֵלְכ֥וּha.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherH3164unlessבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115they have madeH3259anappointmentנוֹעָֽדוּ׃no.'A.duH3259?

4Does alionH743roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in the forestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293when he hasH369noH369preyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964?Does a youngכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715lionH3715growlהֲיִתֵּ֨ן קוֹלוֹ֙ha.yi.Ten ko.LoH5414 H6963from his denמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585unlessבִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־bil.Ti 'im-H1115 H518he has capturedלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920something?

5Does a birdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307into a trapפַּ֣חpachH6341on the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776when thereH369is noH369baitוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170in it?Does a trapפַּח֙pachH6341springהֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ha.ya.'a.leh-H5927up from the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127when it capturesוְלָכ֖וֹדve.la.KhodH3920nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808at allיִלְכּֽוֹד׃yil.KodH3920?

6Ifאִם־'im-H518atrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782is blownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892will not the peopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729?Ifאִם־'im-H518acalamityH7463occursתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892has not the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it?

7Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068doesיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingלֹ֧א דָּבָ֑רlo' da.VarH3808 H1697Unlessכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Herevealsגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540His secretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475counselH5475To His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8AlionH743has roaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580!Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will not fearיִירָ֑אyi.Ra'H3372? TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696!Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can but prophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

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