New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 2:12-16

12“But you madeH8248the Naziritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139drinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,And you commandedצִוִּיתֶ֣םtzi.vi.TemH6680the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Youshall not prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012!’

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I ammakingH5781aH5781rutH5781in the groundbeneathתַּחְתֵּיכֶ֑םtach.tei.KhemH8478you,JustH3512asH3512a wagonהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699makesH5781aH5781rutH5781when filledהַֽמְלֵאָ֥הham.le.'AhH4392with sheavesעָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH5995.

14Refugeמָנוֹס֙ma.nOsH4498will be lostוְאָבַ֤דve.'a.VadH6from the swiftמִקָּ֔לmi.KalH7031,And the strongוְחָזָ֖קve.cha.ZakH2389will not strengthenיְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.MetzH553his powerכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581,NorH3808thewarriorוְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.BorH1368saveיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

15The one whograspsוְתֹפֵ֤שׂve.to.FesH8610the bowהַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ha.Ke.shetH7198will not standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975his ground,The swiftוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272will not escapeיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422,NorH3808will the one who ridesוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392thehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483saveיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

16Even thebravestוְאַמִּ֥יץ לִבּ֖וֹve.'a.Mitz li.BoH533 H3820among the warriorsבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368willfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174on that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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