New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 9:2-4

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.”

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