New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 3:5-12
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.VarH3808H1697Unlessכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518Herevealsגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540His secretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475counselH5475To His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
9Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085on the citadelsאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795and on the citadelsאַרְמְנ֖וֹת'ar.me.NotH759in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and sayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559, “Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselves on themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and seeוּרְא֞וּu.re.'UH7200thegreatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227tumultsמְהוּמֹ֤תme.hu.MotH4103withinבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432her and theoppressionsוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.
10But theydo not knowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045how to doעֲשׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213whatH5228is rightH5228,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “these whohoardהָאֽוֹצְרִ֛יםha.'otz.RimH686upviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and devastationוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701in their citadelsבְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פbe.'ar.me.No.tei.HemH759.”
11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Anenemyצַ֖רtzarH6862,even oneH5439surroundingH5439the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Will pullH3381downH3381yourstrengthעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797from you And yourcitadelsאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759will be lootedוְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuH962.”
12Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, “JustH3512as the shepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462snatchesH5337from the lion’sהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310a coupleשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147of legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767orא֣וֹ'oH176a pieceבְדַל־ve.dal-H915of an earאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241,Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111besnatchedH5337awayH5337-- With thecornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285of a bedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296and thecoverוּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁקu.vid.Me.shekH1833of a couchעָֽרֶשׂ׃'A.resH6210!
Commentaries on Amos 3
- 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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