New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 4:6-11

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.

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