New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 4

“Yet You Have Not Returned to Me”

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,you cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510ofBashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are on themountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, Whooppressהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.KotH6231the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800,who crushהָרֹצְצ֖וֹתha.ro.tze.TzotH7533the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.NimH34,Who sayהָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.RotH559toyour husbandsלַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113, “Bringהָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935now, that we maydrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354!”

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068hasswornנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650by Hisholinessבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935upon you Whenthey will takeוְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'H5375you away withmeatH6793hooksH6793,And the lastוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןve.'a.cha.ri.te.KhenH319of you withfishדּוּגָֽה׃du.GahH1729hooksבְּסִיר֥וֹתbe.si.RotH5518.

3You willgoתֵּצֶ֖אנָהte.Tze.nahH3318out throughbreachesוּפְרָצִ֥יםu.fe.ra.TzimH6556in the walls,EachH802oneH802straightH5048beforeH5048her, And youwill be castוְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָהve.hish.lakh.Te.nahH7993to Harmonהַהַרְמ֖וֹנָהha.har.Mo.nahH2038,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4“Enterבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935BethelH1008and transgressוּפִשְׁע֔וּu.fish.'UH6586;In Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537multiplyהַרְבּ֣וּhar.BuH7235transgressionלִפְשֹׁ֑עַlif.Sho.a'H6586!Bringוְהָבִ֤יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םziv.chei.KhemH2077every morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,Your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643every threeלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

5Offerוְקַטֵּ֤רve.ka.TerH6999athankH8426offeringH8426also from that whichH2557is leavenedH2557,And proclaimוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121freewillנְדָב֖וֹתne.da.VotH5071offeringsH5071,makeהַשְׁמִ֑יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085them knownH8085.For soכֵ֤ןkhenH3651youloveאֲהַבְתֶּם֙'a.hav.TemH157to do,you sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”Declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

6“But I gaveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571cleannessנִקְי֤וֹןnik.YonH5356of teethשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shi.Na.yimH8127in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your citiesעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם'a.rei.KhemH5892And lackוְחֹ֣סֶרve.Cho.serH2640of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your placesמְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.ko.mo.tei.KhemH4725, Yet you havenot returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7“Furthermoreוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571, Iwithheldמָנַ֨עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513the rainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653from you While there werestillבְּע֨וֹדbe.'odH5750threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320until harvestלַקָּצִ֔ירla.ka.TzirH7105.Then I would sendH4305rainוְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ve.him.tar.TiH4305on oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityעִ֣יר'irH5892And onanotherאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892I would not sendH4305rainאַמְטִ֑יר'am.TirH4305;Oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259partחֶלְקָ֤הchel.KahH2513would be rainedתִּמָּטֵ֔רti.ma.TerH4305on,While the partוְחֶלְקָ֛הve.chel.KahH2513not rainedתַמְטִ֥ירtam.TirH4305on would dryתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ti.VashH3001up.

8So twoשְׁתַּיִם֩she.ta.YimH8147or threeשָׁלֹ֨שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892would staggerוְנָע֡וּve.na.'UH5128to anotherאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, But wouldnot be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֑עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646; Yet you havenot returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9“Ismoteהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221you with scorchingבַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹןba.shi.da.FonH7711windand mildewוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420; And thecaterpillarהַגָּזָ֑םha.ga.ZamH1501was devouringיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398Your manyהַרְבּ֨וֹתhar.BotH7235gardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םga.no.tei.KhemH1593and vineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754,figוּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥םu.te.'e.nei.KhemH8384treesH8384and oliveוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132treesH2132; Yet you havenot returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10“I sentשִׁלַּ֨חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971aplagueדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698among you after the mannerבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; Islewהָרַ֤גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026your youngבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970menH970by the swordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719alongעִ֖ם'imH5973with yourcapturedשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH7628horsesסֽוּסֵיכֶ֑םsu.sei.KhemH5483, And I made thestenchבְּאֹ֤שׁbe.'OshH889of your campמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ma.cha.nei.KhemH4264riseוָאַעֲלֶ֞הva.'a.'a.LehH5927up in your nostrilsוּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔םu.ve.'a.pe.KhemH639; Yet you havenot returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11“I overthrewהָפַ֣כְתִּיha.Fakh.tiH2015you, asGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017, And you were like afirebrandכְּא֖וּדke.'UdH181snatchedמֻצָּ֣לmu.TzalH5337from a blazeמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הmi.se.re.FahH8316; Yet you havenot returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12“Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541I will doאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to you, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Becauseעֵ֚קֶב כִּֽי־'E.kev ki-H6118 H3588I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213thisH2088to you,Prepareהִכּ֥וֹןhi.KonH3559tomeetלִקְרַאת־lik.rat-H7122your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

13For beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, He whoformsיוֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335mountainsהָרִ֜יםha.RimH2022andcreatesוּבֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254the windר֗וּחַRu.achH7307Anddeclaresוּמַגִּ֤ידu.ma.GidH5046to manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120whatמַה־mah-H4100are His thoughtsשֵּׂח֔וֹse.ChoH7808, He whomakesעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213dawnשַׁ֙חַר֙sha.charH7837into darknessעֵיפָ֔ה'ei.FahH5890Andtreadsוְדֹרֵ֖ךְve.do.RekhH1869on the highבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

“Yet You Have Not Returned to Me”

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