New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 7:12-17

12Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,you seerחֹזֶ֕הcho.ZehH2374,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272away to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033eatוֶאֱכָל־ve.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033do your prophesyingתִּנָּבֵֽא׃ti.na.Ve'H5012!

13Butnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerתוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹדto.Sif odH3254 H5750prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012at BethelH1008, for it is asanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720of the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428and a royalמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467residenceוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.”

14Then Amosעָמוֹס֙'a.mOsH5986repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔ה'a.matz.YahH558, “I am not a prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030,norH3808am I thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030;for I am a herdsmanבוֹקֵ֥רvo.KerH951and agrowerH1103of sycamoreשִׁקְמִֽים׃shik.MimH8256figsH1103.

15But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niH3947me fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012to My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

16Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:you are sayingאֹמֵ֗ר'o.MerH559, ‘Youshall not prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478norH3808shall youspeakתַטִּ֖יףta.TifH5197againstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of IsaacH3327.’

17Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘Yourwifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֞'ish.te.KhaH802will becomeH2181a harlotH2181in the cityבָּעִ֤ירba.'IrH5892, yoursonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323will fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,your landוְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ve.'ad.ma.te.KhaH127will be parceledתְּחֻלָּ֑קte.chu.LakH2505up by a measuringlineבַּחֶ֣בֶלba.Che.velH2256and you yourselfוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859will dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191uponuncleanטְמֵאָה֙te.me.'AhH2931soilאֲדָמָ֤ה'a.da.MahH127.Moreover, Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will certainlyH1540goגָּלֹ֥הga.LohH1540from its landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127into exileיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540.’”

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