Revised Literal Translation

Amos 8:11-14

11Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,that I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,not a famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458of breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899,nor a thirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,but of hearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

12And they shall wanderוְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'UH5128from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֔םYamH3220,and from the northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828even to the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217,they shall run to and froיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּye.sho.TuH7751to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and shall not findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672it.

13In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the fairהַיָּפ֛וֹתhai.ya.FotH3303virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330and young menוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970faintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968for thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

14They that swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the sinבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbe.'ash.MatH819of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Thy godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,livethחֵ֤יcheiH2416;and, The mannerדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Beer–shebaH884livethוְחֵ֖יve.CheiH2416;even they shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,and never rise upיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965again.

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