Revised Literal Translation

Amos 6:12-14

12Shall horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483runהַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay.ru.TzunH7323upon the rockבַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ba.Se.la'H5553? will oneplowיַחֲר֖וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790therewith oxenבַּבְּקָרִ֑יםba.be.ka.RimH1241?for ye have turnedהֲפַכְתֶּ֤םha.fakh.TemH2015judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941into gallלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7219,and the fruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529of righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666into hemlockלְלַעֲנָֽה׃le.la.'a.NahH3939:

13Ye which rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםha.se.me.ChimH8056in a thingH1697of noughtהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808,which sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559,Have we not takenלָקַ֥חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947to us hornsקַרְנָֽיִם׃kar.Na.yimH7161by our own strengthבְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve.cha.ze.Ke.nuH2392?

14But, behold, I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965against you a nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesהַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635;and they shall afflictוְלָחֲצ֥וּve.la.cha.TzuH3905you from the entering inמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hemathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto the riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of the wildernessהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ סha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

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