New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:21-27

21“I hateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, Irejectמָאַ֖סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988your festivalsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808do IdelightH7381in your solemnH6116assembliesH6116.

22Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588thoughאִם־'im-H518youofferתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927up to Me burntH5930offeringsH5930and your grain offeringsוּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖םu.min.cho.tei.KhemH4503,I will not acceptאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521them; And I will not evenlookאַבִּֽיט׃'a.BitH5027at thepeaceוְשֶׁ֥לֶםve.She.lemH8002offeringsH8002of your fatlingsמְרִיאֵיכֶ֖םme.ri.'ei.KhemH4806.

23TakeH5493awayH5493from Me the noiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of your songsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892;I will not even listenאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085to the soundוְזִמְרַ֥תve.zim.RatH2172of your harpsנְבָלֶ֖יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.

24But letjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941rollוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556downH1556like watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666like an ever-flowingאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386streamכְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chalH5158.

25“Did you presentהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066Me with sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֨יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

26You also carriedוּנְשָׂאתֶ֗םu.ne.sa.TemH5375alongSikkuthסִכּ֣וּתsi.KutH5522your kingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428andKiyyunכִּיּ֣וּןki.YunH3594,your imagesצַלְמֵיכֶ֑םtzal.mei.KhemH6754,the starכּוֹכַב֙ko.KhavH3556of your godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves.

27Therefore, I will make you goH1540into exileוְהִגְלֵיתִ֥יve.hig.lei.TiH1540beyondמֵהָ֣לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973Damascusלְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sekH1834,”saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.MoH8034is the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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