Revised Version 1895

Amos 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAmosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, who was among the herdmen ofTekoaמִתְּק֑וֹעַmi.te.Ko.a'H8620,whichH834hesawחָזָ֨הcha.ZahH2372concerningIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thedaysבִּימֵ֣י׀bi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִיָּ֣ה'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thedaysוּבִימֵ֞יu.vi.MeiH3117ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, twoyearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theearthquakeהָרָֽעַשׁ׃ha.Ra.'ashH7494.

2And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀vai.yo.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallroarיִשְׁאָ֔גyish.'AgH7580fromZionמִצִיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726, andutterיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414hisvoiceקוֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963fromJerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462shallmournוְאָֽבְלוּ֙ve.'a.ve.LuH56, and thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פha.kar.MelH3760shallwitherוְיָבֵ֖שׁve.ya.VeshH3001.

3Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofDamascusדַמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921they havethreshedדּוּשָׁ֛םdu.ShamH1758Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568withthreshingH1758instruments ofironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270:

4but I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784into thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֑לcha.za.'ElH2371, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofBen-hadadH1130.

5And I willbreakוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665thebarבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, andcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772theinhabitantיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427from thevalleyמִבִּקְעַת־mi.bik.'at-H1237ofAvenאָ֔וֶן'A.venH206, and him that holdeth the sceptre from thehouseH1004ofEdenH5730: and thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofSyriaאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758shallgoוְגָל֧וּve.ga.LuH1540intoH1540captivityH1540untoKirקִ֖ירָהKi.rahH7024, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

6Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofGazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotH3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921theycarriedH1540awayH7725captiveH1540thewholeשְׁלֵמָ֖הshe.le.MahH8003peopleH3808, todeliverלְהַסְגִּ֥ירle.has.GirH5462themupH5921toEdomלֶאֱדֽוֹם׃le.'e.DomH123:

7But I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784on thewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof:

8And I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772theinhabitantיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427fromAshdodמֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.DodH795, and him that holdeth the sceptre fromAshkelonמֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.LonH831; and I willturnוַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725minehandיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Ekronעֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonH6138, and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430shallperishוְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH6, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

9Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵי־pish.'ei-H6588ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotH3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921theydeliveredהַסְגִּירָ֞םhas.gi.RamH5462upH5921thewholeשְׁלֵמָה֙she.le.MahH8003peopleH3808toEdomלֶאֱד֔וֹםle.'e.DomH123, andrememberedזָכְר֖וּza.khe.RuH2142notH3808the brotherlycovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285:

10but I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784on thewallבְּח֣וֹמַתbe.Cho.matH2346ofTyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ פ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof.

11Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotH3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921hedidH3808pursueרָדְפ֨וֹra.de.FoH7291hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251with theswordבַחֶ֤רֶבva.Che.revH2719, anddidH3808castoffH5921allH5331pity, and hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639didH3808tearוַיִּטְרֹ֤ףvai.yit.RofH2963perpetuallyH5331, and hekeptשְׁמָ֥רָהshe.Ma.rahH8104hiswrathוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703:

12but I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784uponH784Temanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofBozrahבָּצְרָֽה׃ פbotz.rahH1224.

13Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921they haverippedבִּקְעָם֙bik.'AmH1234upH5921thewomenH2030withchildH2030ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568, that they mightenlargeהַרְחִ֥יבhar.ChivH7337theirborderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366:

14But I willkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hitz.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in thewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Rabbath and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof, withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'AhH8643in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, with atempestבְּסַ֖עַרbe.Sa.'arH5591in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the whirlwind:

15and theirkingמַלְכָּ֖םmal.KamH4428shallgoוְהָלַ֥ךְve.ha.LakhH1980intoH1980captivity, he and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֛יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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