New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 7:7-13

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.”

10Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558, thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of BethelH1008,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971word toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Amosעָמ֗וֹסa.MosH5986hasconspiredקָשַׁ֨רka.SharH7194againstעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is unableלֹא־ תוּכַ֣לlo'- tu.KhalH3808 H3201to endureלְהָכִ֖ילle.ha.KhilH3557allכָּל־kol-H3605his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

11For thusכֹה֙khohH3541Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379will dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will certainlyH1540goגָּלֹ֥הga.LohH1540from its landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127into exileיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540.’”

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.”

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