Revised Literal Translation

Amos 9:2-10

2Though they digיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864into hellבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585,thence shall mine handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027takeתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947them; though they climb upיַעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thence will I bring them downאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381:

3And though they hideיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselves in the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760,I will searchאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664and take them outוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947thence; and though they be hidיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641from my sightעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869in the bottomבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,thence will I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175,and he shall biteוּנְשָׁכָֽם׃u.ne.sha.KhamH5391them:

4And though they goH3212into captivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341,thence will I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and it shall slayוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026them: and I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869upon them for evilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,and not for goodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

5And the Lordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069of Armiesהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635ishe that touchethהַנּוֹגֵ֤עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,and it shall meltוַתָּמ֔וֹגva.ta.MogH4127,and all that dwellי֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427therein shall mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56:and it shall rise upוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927wholly like a floodכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975;and shall be drownedוְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'AhH8257, as bythe floodכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6It ishe that buildethהַבּוֹנֶ֤הha.bo.NehH1129his chambersמַעֲלוֹתָ֔יוma.'a.lo.tovH4609in the heavenבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hath foundedיְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.DahH3245his vaultוַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹva.'a.gu.da.ToH92in the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;he that callethהַקֹּרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,and poureth them outוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

7Areye not as childrenכִבְנֵי֩khiv.NeiH1121of the Ethiopiansכֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.YimH3569unto me, O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Have not I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714?and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430from Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,and the Syriansוַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.RamH758from Kirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Behold, the eyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069areupon the sinfulH2403kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467,and I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣יve.hish.mad.TiH8045it from off the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;savingאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657that I will not utterlyהַשְׁמֵ֥ידhash.MeidH8045destroyאַשְׁמִ֛יד'ash.MidH8045the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For, lo, I will commandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680,and I will siftוַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.'o.tiH5128the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478among all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, like as wheatis siftedיִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yi.No.a'H5128in a sieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531,yet shall not the least grainצְר֖וֹרtze.RorH6872fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307upon the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10All the sinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shall dieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,which sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,The evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451shall not overtakeתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066nor preventוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923us.

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