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Amos 5:14-16

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896,and not evilרָ֖עra'H7451,that ye may liveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421:and so Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,shall be with you, as ye have spokenאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130the evilרָע֙ra'H7451,and loveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157the goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and establishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the gateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:it may be that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will be graciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603unto the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

16Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559thus; Wailingמִסְפֵּ֔דmis.PedH4553shall bein all streetsרְחֹב֣וֹתre.cho.VotH7339;and they shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in all the highwaysחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!alasה֑וֹhoH1930!and they shall callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121the husbandmanאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406to mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,and such as are skilfulי֥וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045of lamentationנֶֽהִי׃Ne.hiH5092to wailingוּמִסְפֵּ֖דu.mis.PedH4553.

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