New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 6:1-7

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to those who are carefreeהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,And to those who feelH982secureH982on the mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, Thedignitariesנְקֻבֵי֙ne.ku.VeiH5344of the foremostרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,To whomH1992the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478comesוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935.

2GoH5674overH5674toCalnehכַֽלְנֵה֙khal.NehH3641and lookוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200,And goוּלְכ֥וּu.le.KhuH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033toHamathH2574the greatרַ֥בravH7227,Then goוּרְד֣וּu.re.DuH3381downH3381toGathגַת־gat-H1661of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםpe.lish.TmH6430. Arethey betterהֲטוֹבִים֙ha.to.VimH2896thanH4480theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467,Orאִם־'im-H518is their territoryH1366greaterH7227thanH4480yours?

3Are youpostponingהַֽמְנַדִּ֖יםham.na.DimH5077the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of disasterרָ֑עRa'H7451, And would youbringH5066nearH5066the seatשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH7675of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555?

4Those who lieהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901on bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296of ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127,And loungeH5628aroundH5628on theircouchesעַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.TamH6210, Andeatוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733from the flockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629,And calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fattenedH4770cattleH4770,

5Who improviseהַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.TimH6527to the soundפִּ֣יpiH6310of the harpהַנָּ֑בֶלha.Na.velH5035, Andlike Davidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732havecomposedחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803songsכְּלֵי־ שִֽׁיר׃ke.lei- ShirH3627 H7892for themselves,

6Whodrinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196from sacredH4219bowlsבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219While they anointיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886themselves with the finestוְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.ShitH7225of oilsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081-- Yet they have notgrievedנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470overעַל־'al-H5921the collapseשֵׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of Josephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,they will nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258goיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540intoH1540exileגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540at the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the exilesH1540,And the revelryH4798of those wholoungeH5628aroundH5628will comeוְסָ֖רve.SarH5493toH5493anH5493endH5493.

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