New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 9:2-10

2Thoughאִם־'im-H518they digיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864intoSheolבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585,From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033My handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027will takeתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947them;And thoughוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518theyascendיַעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033I will bringאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381them downH3381.

3And thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they hideיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244on the summitבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760, I willtrackH2664them downH2664and takeוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947them from thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033;And thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theyhideיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641themselves from My sightעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869on the bottomבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680theserpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175from thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033,and it will biteוּנְשָׁכָֽם׃u.ne.sha.KhamH5391them.

4And thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they goיֵלְכ֤וּye.le.KhuH1980intocaptivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340,From thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719and it will killוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026them, And I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869againstעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them for harmH7463and not for goodH2899.”

5The Lordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635, The One whotouchesהַנּוֹגֵ֤עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776so that it quakesוַתָּמ֔וֹגva.ta.MogH4127, Andallכָּל־kol-H3605those who liveי֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427in it mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56,And allכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605of it risesH5927upH5927like the Nileכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975And subsidesוְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'AhH8257like the Nileכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;

6The One who buildsהַבּוֹנֶ֤הha.bo.NehH1129HisupperH5944chambersH5944in the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064And has foundedיְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.DahH3245His vaultedH92domeH92overH5921the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, He whocallsהַקֹּרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220Andpoursוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210them outH8210on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

7“Are you not as the sonsכִבְנֵי֩khiv.NeiH1121ofEthiopiaכֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.YimH3569to Me,You sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Have I not broughtהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927upH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430from Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731and theArameansוַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.RamH758fromKirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009, theeyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068are on the sinfulהַֽחַטָּאָ֔הha.cha.ta.'AhH2400kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467, And I willeliminateוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣יve.hish.mad.TiH8045it from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;Neverthelessאֶ֗פֶס כִּ֠י'E.fes kiH657 H3588, I willnot totallyהַשְׁמֵ֥ידhash.MeidH8045eliminateאַשְׁמִ֛יד'ash.MidH8045the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LordH3068.

9“For beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680, And I willshakeוַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.'o.tiH5128the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478among allבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471As grainis shakenיִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yi.No.a'H5128in a sieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531,But not a pebbleצְר֖וֹרtze.RorH6872will fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thesinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400of My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971will dieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,Those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘The catastropheH7463will not overtakeתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066or confrontוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923us.’

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