New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:16-20

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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