New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 5:16-20

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: “There ismourningH4553in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the publicH7339squaresH7339,And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the streetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘OhH1930noH1930!OhH1930noH1930!’They also callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121thefarmerאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406to mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60Andprofessionalי֥וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045mournersנֶֽהִי׃Ne.hiH5092to mourningH4553ritesH4553.

17And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thevineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754there ismourningמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will passאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674through the midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130of you,” saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945toyou who are longingהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,For whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֥הzehH2088willthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be to you? It will bedarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and not lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216;

19As whenH3512a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376fleesיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127from a lionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738And a bearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677confrontsוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293him,Or he goesוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935homeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,leansוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564with his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,And a snakeהַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ha.na.ChashH5175bitesוּנְשָׁכ֖וֹu.ne.sha.KhoH5391him.

20Willthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068not bedarknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822insteadH3808of lightא֑וֹר'orH216,Even gloomוְאָפֵ֖לve.'a.FelH651with noH3808brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051in it?

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