New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 8

Basket of Fruit and Israel’s Captivity

1Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068showedהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200me, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasa basketכְּל֥וּבke.LuvH3619of summerקָֽיִץ׃Ka.yitzH7019fruitH7019.

2He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100do you seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986?” AndI saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “A basketכְּל֣וּבke.LuvH3619of summerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019fruitH7019.”Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Theendהַקֵּץ֙ha.KetzH7093has comeבָּ֤אba'H935for My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478. I willspareעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674them noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerאוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד'o.Sif odH3254 H5750.

3Thesongsשִׁיר֤וֹתshi.RotH7892of the palaceהֵיכָל֙hei.KhalH1964will turnH3213towailingוְהֵילִ֜ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068. “Manyרַ֣בravH7227will be thecorpsesהַפֶּ֔גֶרha.Pe.gerH6297;in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725they will castהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993them forthin silenceהָֽס׃ פHasH2013.”

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088, you whotrampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,to doH7673awayH7673with the humbleעֲנִיֵּיan.vei-H6041of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

5sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Whenמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970will thenewהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320be overיַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.VorH5674,So that we may sellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666grainשֶּׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7668, And thesabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676,that we may openוְנִפְתְּחָה־ve.nif.te.chah-H6605the wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250market,To makeH6994thebushelאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374smallerלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994and the shekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255biggerוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431, And tocheatוּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.VetH5791withdishonestמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820scalesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976,

6So as tobuyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069the helplessדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800formoneyבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701And the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָ֑יִםna.'a.La.yimH5275, And thatwe may sellנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666the refuseוּמַפַּ֥לu.ma.PalH4651of the wheatבַּ֖רbarH1250?”

7The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hasswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650by theprideבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, “IndeedH518, I willneverלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH518 H5331forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911anyכָּל־kol-H3605of their deedsמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.

8Becauseהַ֤עַלHa.'alH5921of thisH2088will not the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakeתִרְגַּ֣זtir.GazH7264And everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who dwellsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in itmournוְאָבַ֖לve.'a.ValH56?Indeed, allכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605of it willriseוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927up like the Nileכָאֹר֙kha.'OrH2975,And it will be tossedH1644aboutH1644And subsideוְנִשְׁקְעָ֖הve.nish.kahH8257like the Nileכִּיא֥וֹרki.'orH2975of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “That I will make thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935down at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672AndmakeH2821the earthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776darkוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יve.ha.cha.shakh.TiH2821inbroadH216daylightבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117 H216.

10Then I willturnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015your festivalsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םcha.gei.KhemH2282into mourningלְאֵ֗בֶלle.'E.velH60And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your songsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shi.rei.KhemH7892intolamentationלְקִינָ֔הle.ki.NahH7015;And I will bringוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927sackclothשָׂ֔קSakH8242on everyone’sכָּל־kol-H3605loinsמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975And baldnessקָרְחָ֑הka.re.ChahH7144on everyכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218.And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it like a time ofmourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלke.'E.velH60for an onlyיָחִ֔ידya.ChidH3173sonH3173,And the endוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it will be like a bitterמָֽר׃MarH4751dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

11“Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “When I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,Not a famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458for breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899or a thirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,But ratherכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518for hearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the LordH3068.

12People will staggerוְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'UH5128from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֔םYamH3220And from the northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828even to the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217;They will goH7751to and froH7751toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,But they will not findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672it.

13In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the beautifulהַיָּפ֛וֹתhai.ya.FotH3303virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330And the youngוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970willfaintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968from thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

14As forthose who swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by theguiltבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbe.'ash.MatH819of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,Who sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘As your godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחֵ֤יcheiH2416, ODanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,’And, ‘As the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofBeershebaH884livesוְחֵ֖יve.CheiH2416,’They will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307andnot riseיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”

Basket of Fruit and Israel’s Captivity

Commentaries on Amos 8