New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:11-20

11Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282youimposeH1318heavyH1318rentH1318on the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800And exactתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947a tributeוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864of grainבַּר֙barH1250from them, Thoughyou have builtבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of well-hewnגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496stoneH1496,Yet you will not liveתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them;You have plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754, yet you willnot drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354their wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196.

12For I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227and your sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403are greatוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099, You whodistressצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662andacceptלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947bribesכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724Andturnהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186asideH5186the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34in thegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651atsuchH1931a timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256the prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919personkeepsH1826silentיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826,for it is an evilH7463timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and not evilרָ֖עra'H7451,that you may liveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421;And thusכֵ֞ןkhenH3651may the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635be with you,JustH3512as you have saidאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559!

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130evilרָע֙ra'H7451,loveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,And establishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179!Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635May be graciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603to theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136, “There iswailingH4553in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the plazasרְחֹב֣וֹתre.cho.VotH7339,And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the streetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!Alasה֑וֹhoH1930!’They also callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121thefarmerאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406to mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60AndprofessionalH3045mournersH3045to lamentationנֶֽהִי׃Ne.hiH5092.

17And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thevineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754there iswailingמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will passאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674through the midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130of you,” saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,you who are longingהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,For whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֥הzehH2088willthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be to you? It will bedarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and not lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216;

19As whenH3512a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376fleesיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127from a lionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738And a bearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677meetsוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293him,Or goesוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935homeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,leansוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023And a snakeהַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ha.na.ChashH5175bitesוּנְשָׁכ֖וֹu.ne.sha.KhoH5391him.

20Willnot the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068bedarknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822insteadH3808of lightא֑וֹר'orH216,Even gloomוְאָפֵ֖לve.'a.FelH651with noH3808brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051in it?

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