New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 3:9-15

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!

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085andtestifyוְהָעִ֖ידוּve.ha.'I.duH5749against the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesהַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ha.tze.va.'otH6635.

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.

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