New American Standard Bible 2020
Amos 2:4-13
4ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969offensesפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will not revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921theyrejectedמָאֳסָ֞םmo.'o.SamH3988the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068And have not keptשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104His statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706; Theirliesכִּזְבֵיהֶ֔םkiz.vei.HemH3577also have ledH8582them astrayH8582,Those whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1followedהָלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ha.le.Khu 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980H310.
6ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969offensesפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will not revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725its punishment,BecauseH5921theysellמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662formoneyבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701,And the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275.
7These whotrampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thehelplessדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800to the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776Alsodivertיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the humbleעֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6035; And amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and his fatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1resortיֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.KhuH1980to the samegirlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291Soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616asH4616to profaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.
8And on garmentsבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899seizedH2254asH2254pledgesחֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.LimH2254they stretchיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186outH5186besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681everyכָּל־kol-H3605altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196, And inthe houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430theydrinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196of those who have been finedעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064.
9“Yet it was I who destroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiH8045theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480H6440them, Though hisheightכְּגֹ֤בַהּke.GoahH1363waslike the heightגָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.HoH1363of cedarsאֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.ZimH730And he was asstrongוְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.SonH2634as the oaksכָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.NimH437;I also destroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.MidH8045hisfruitפִּרְיוֹ֙pir.YoH6529aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480H4605and his rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH4480H8478.
10And it was I whobroughtH5927you upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,And ledוָאוֹלֵ֨ךְva.'o.LekhH1980you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057forfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141So that you might takeלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423possessionH3423of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.
11Then IraisedH6965upH6965someH4480of your sonsמִבְּנֵיכֶם֙mi.be.nei.KhemH1121to be prophetsלִנְבִיאִ֔יםlin.vi.'ImH5030,And someH4480of your youngוּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖םu.mi.ba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970to beNaziritesלִנְזִרִ֑יםlin.zi.RimH5139.Is thisH2088not soהַאַ֥ףha.'AfH637,you sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
Commentaries on Amos 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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