New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:4-8

4For thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Seekדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875Methat you may liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421.

5But do notresortתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875toBethelH1008And do not comeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935toGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537,NorH3808crossH5674overH5674toBeershebaH884;For Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537will certainlyH1540goH1540into captivityH1540And BethelH1008willcomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961to troubleלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that you may liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421,Orפֶּן־pen-H6435He will breakH6743forthH6743like afireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,And it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398with noneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369to quenchמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518itfor BethelH1008,

7Forthose who turnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941into wormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939AndcastH5117righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666downהִנִּֽיחוּ׃hi.Ni.chuH5117to the earthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.”

8He who madeעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213thePleiadesכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598and Orionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685Andchangesוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015deepצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757into morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, Who alsodarkensהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821dayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117intonightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915, Whocallsהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220And poursוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210them out on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, TheLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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