New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 7:1-9

1Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068showedהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200me, and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,He was formingיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335alocust-swarmH1373when the springH3954cropH3954beganבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462to sproutעֲל֣וֹתa.LotH5927.And beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,the springH3954cropH3954wasafterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428mowingגִּזֵּ֥יgi.ZeiH1488.

2And it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about,whenאִם־'im-H518it hadfinishedכִּלָּה֙ki.LahH3615eatingלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398the vegetationעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994pardonסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545!Howמִ֥יmiH4310can Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965, For he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996?”

3The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068changedH5162His mindH5162aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088. “It shall not be,” saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068showedהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200me, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068was callingקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121to contendלָרִ֥בla.RivH7378with them byfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784,and it consumedוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398the greatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415and began to consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thefarmH2506landH2506.

5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994stopחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308!Howמִ֥יmiH4310can Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,for he is smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996?”

6The LordH3068changedH5162His mindH5162aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088. “Thisהִיא֙hi'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571shall not be,” saidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541He showedהִרְאַ֔נִיhir.'A.niH7200me, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136was standingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by averticalH594wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346with a plumbH594lineH594in His handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100do you seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986?”And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “A plumbH594lineH594.”Then the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009I am about to putשָׂ֤םsamH7760aplumbH594lineH594In the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478. I willspareעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674them noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerאוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד'o.Sif odH3254 H5750.

9Thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of IsaacH3327will be desolatedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074And thesanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478laidH2717wasteיֶחֱרָ֑בוּye.che.Ra.vuH2717. Then I willriseוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965up againstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.”

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