Amos 8
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Amos 8:11-14

11“Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “When I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,Not a famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458of breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899or a thirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,But ratherכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518for hearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the LordH3068.
12People will staggerוְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'UH5128from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֔םYamH3220And from the northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828even to the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217;They will roamH7751aboutH7751toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,But they will not findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672it.
13On that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the beautifulהַיָּפ֛וֹתhai.ya.FotH3303virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330And the youngוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970willfaintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968from thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.
14As forthose who swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by theguiltבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbe.'ash.MatH819of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,And sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘As your godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחֵ֤יcheiH2416,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,’And, ‘As the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofBeershebaH884livesוְחֵ֖יve.CheiH2416,’They will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307andnot riseיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”
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