New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 6:4-8

4Those who reclineהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901on bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296of ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127And sprawlוּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.ChimH5628on theircouchesעַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.TamH6210, Andeatוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733from the flockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629And calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770,

5Who improviseהַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.TimH6527to the soundפִּ֣יpiH6310of the harpהַנָּ֑בֶלha.Na.velH5035, Andlike Davidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732havecomposedחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803songsשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892for themselves,

6Whodrinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196fromsacrificialH4219bowlsבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219While they anointיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886themselves with the finestוְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.ShitH7225of oilsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081, Yet they have notgrievedנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470overעַל־'al-H5921the ruinשֵׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of Josephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,they will nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258goיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540into exileגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540at the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the exilesH1540, And thesprawlers’סְרוּחִֽים׃ פse.ru.ChimH5628banquetingH4798willpassH5493awayH5493.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068hasswornנִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'H7650by Himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,the LordH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has declaredנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002: “Iloatheמְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'EvH8374the arroganceגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, Anddetestשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130hiscitadelsוְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.TavH759; Therefore I willdeliverוְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.TiH5462up thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892andallH4393it containsH4393.”

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