Revised Literal Translation

Amos 3

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696against you, O childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,against the whole familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940which I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֛יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2You only have I knownיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045of all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127:therefore I will punishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you for all your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.

3Can twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147walkH3212togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115they be agreedנוֹעָֽדוּ׃no.'A.duH3259?

4Will a lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in the forestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293,when he hath no preyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964?will a young lionכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715cry outהֲיִתֵּ֨ן קוֹלוֹ֙ha.yi.Ten ko.LoH6963 H5414of his denמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585,if he have takenלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920nothingבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115?

5Can a birdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307in a snareפַּ֣חpachH6341upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,where no ginוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170is for him? shall onetake upהֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ha.ya.'a.leh-H5927a snareפַּח֙pachH6341from the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and have takenוְלָכ֖וֹדve.la.KhodH3920nothing at allיִלְכּֽוֹד׃yil.KodH3920?

6Shall a trumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782be blownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in the cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,and the peopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971not be afraidיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729?shall there be evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath not doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it?

7Surely the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069will doיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,but he revealethגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540his secretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8The lionאַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.YehH738hath roaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580,who will notH3808fearיִירָ֑אyi.Ra'H3372?the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069hath spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696,who can but prophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

9Publishהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085in the palacesאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759at Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and in the palacesאַרְמְנ֖וֹת'ar.me.NotH759in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and sayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselves upon the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and beholdוּרְא֞וּu.re.'UH7200the greatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227tumultsמְהוּמֹ֤תme.hu.MotH4103in the midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130thereof, and the oppressedוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof.

10For they knowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045not to doעֲשׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213rightנְכֹחָ֖הne.kho.ChahH5229,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who storeהָאֽוֹצְרִ֛יםha.'otz.RimH686up violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and robberyוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701in their palacesבְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פbe.'ar.me.No.tei.HemH759.

11Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;An adversaryצַ֖רtzarH6862there shall beeven round aboutוּסְבִ֣יבu.se.VivH5439the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and he shall bring downוְהוֹרִ֤דve.ho.RidH3381thy strengthעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797from thee, and thy palacesאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759shall be spoiledוְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuH962.

12Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068;As the shepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462taketh outיַצִּ֨ילya.TzilH5337of the mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310of the lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767,or a pieceבְדַל־ve.dal-H915of an earאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241;so shall the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478be taken outיִנָּצְל֞וּyi.na.tze.LuH5337that dwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111in the cornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285of a bedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296,and in Damascusוּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁקu.vid.Me.shekH1833ina couchעָֽרֶשׂ׃'A.resH6210.

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, and testifyוְהָעִ֖ידוּve.ha.'I.duH5749in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesהַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ha.tze.va.'otH6635,

14That in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I shall visitפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485the transgressionsפִשְׁעֵֽי־fish.'ei-H6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478upon him I will also visitוּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485the altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of Beth–elH1008:and the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be cut offוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438,and fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307to the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

15And I will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the winterהַחֹ֖רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵית־veit-H1004with the summerהַקָּ֑יִץha.Ka.yitzH7019houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of ivoryהַשֵּׁ֗ןha.ShenH8127shall perishוְאָבְד֞וּve.'a.ve.DuH6,and the greatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֥יםba.TimH1004shall have an endH5486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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