New American Standard Bible 2020
Amos 3
All the Tribes Are Guilty
1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921the entireכָּל־kol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834He broughtH5927upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:
2“You onlyH7534have Iknownיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045amongH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;Thereforeכֵּן֙kenH5921H3651I willpunishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you for allכָּל־kol-H3605your wrongdoingעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.”
4Does alionH743roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in the forestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293when he hasH369noH369preyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964?Does a youngכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715lionH3715growlהֲיִתֵּ֨ן קוֹלוֹ֙ha.yi.Ten ko.LoH5414H6963from his denמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585unlessבִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־bil.Ti 'im-H1115H518he has capturedלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920something?
5Does a birdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307into a trapפַּ֣חpachH6341on the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776when thereH369isH369noH369deviceוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170in it?Does a trapפַּח֙pachH6341springH5927upH5927from the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127when it capturesH3920nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808atH3920allH3920?
6Ifאִם־'im-H518atrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782is blownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,will the peopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971not trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729?Ifאִם־'im-H518adisasterH7463occursתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,has the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068not broughtH6213it aboutH6213?
7Certainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068doesיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingלֹ֧א דָּבָ֑רlo' da.VarH3808H1697Unlessכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518Herevealsגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540His secretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475planH5475To His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
9Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085on the citadelsאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795and on the citadelsאַרְמְנ֖וֹת'ar.me.NotH759in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and sayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559, “Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselves on themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and seeוּרְא֞וּu.re.'UH7200thegreatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227panicמְהוּמֹ֤תme.hu.MotH4103withinבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432her and theoppressionsוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.
10But theydo not knowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045how to doעֲשׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213whatH5228isH5228rightH5228,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “these whostoreהָאֽוֹצְרִ֛יםha.'otz.RimH686upviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and devastationוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701in their citadelsבְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פbe.'ar.me.No.tei.HemH759.”
11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Anenemyצַ֖רtzarH6862,oneH5439surroundingH5439the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Will takeH3381downH3381your fortificationsעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797from you, And yourcitadelsאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759will be lootedוְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuH962.”
12ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “JustH3512asH3512the shepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462snatchesH5337from the lion’sהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310a coupleשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147of legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767orא֣וֹ'oH176a pieceבְדַל־ve.dal-H915of an earאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241,Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478livingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111besnatchedH5337awayH5337-- With thecornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285of a bedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296and thecoverוּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁקu.vid.Me.shekH1833of a couchעָֽרֶשׂ׃'A.resH6210!
14“For on the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I punishפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478offensesפִשְׁעֵֽי־fish.'ei-H6588,I will also punishוּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485the altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196ofBethelH1008;The hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196will be cutוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438offH1438,And will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307to the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.
15I will also strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thewinterהַחֹ֖רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵית־veit-H1004togetherעַל־'al-H5921with thesummerהַקָּ֑יִץha.Ka.yitzH7019houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;The housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004ofivoryהַשֵּׁ֗ןha.ShenH8127will also perishוְאָבְד֞וּve.'a.ve.DuH6, And thegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֥יםba.TimH1004will comeH5486toH5486anH5486endH5486,”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
Commentaries on Amos 3
- 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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