New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 8:4-10

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.

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