Revised Version 1895

Amos 2

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921heburnedשָׂרְפ֛וֹsa.re.FoH8313thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123intoH5921limeלַשִּֽׂיד׃la.SidH7875:

2but I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784uponH784Moabבְּמוֹאָ֔בbe.mo.'AvH4124, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofKeriothהַקְּרִיּ֑וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152; andMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shalldieוּמֵ֤תu.MetH4191withtumultבְּשָׁאוֹן֙be.sha.'OnH7588, withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643, and with thesoundבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782:

3and I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772thejudgeשׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199from themidstמִקִּרְבָּ֑הּmi.kir.BahH7130thereof, and willslayאֶהֱר֥וֹג'e.he.RogH2026allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesשָׂרֶ֛יהָsa.Rei.haH8269thereof with him, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

4Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921they haverejectedמָאֳסָ֞םmo.'o.SamH3988thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104hisstatutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706, and theirliesכִּזְבֵיהֶ֔םkiz.vei.HemH3577havecausedH834them toerrוַיַּתְעוּם֙vai.yat.'UmH8582,afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310thewhichH834theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1didH834walkהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980:

5but I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784uponH784Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yea, forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808turnH7725awayH7725the punishment thereof;becauseH5921they havesoldמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662forsilverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701and theneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair ofshoesנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275:

7that pantafterעַל־'al-H5921thedustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776on theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thepoorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800, andturnיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186asideH5186thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the meek: and amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and hisfatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1willgoH2490unto thesameאֶת־'et-H853maid, toprofaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

8and they laythemselvesH5921downיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186besideH5921everyH3605altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196uponH5921clothesבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899taken in pledge, and in thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430theydrinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354thewineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196ofsuchH3605as have beenfinedעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064.

9Yetdestroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiH8045I theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834heightכְּגֹ֤בַהּke.GoahH1363was like theheightגָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.HoH1363of thecedarsאֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.ZimH730, and he wasstrongוְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.SonH2634as theoaksכָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.NimH437; yet Idestroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.MidH8045hisfruitפִּרְיוֹ֙pir.YoH6529fromaboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and hisrootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328frombeneathמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH8478.

10Also IbroughtH5927youH853upH5927outH3423of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and ledyouH853fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, topossessH3423thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

11And IraisedH6965upH6965of yoursonsH1121forprophetsלִנְבִיאִ֔יםlin.vi.'ImH5030, and of youryoungH1121menוּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖םu.mi.ba.chu.rei.KhemH970forNaziritesלִנְזִרִ֑יםlin.zi.RimH5139. Is itnotאֵֽין־'ein-H369evenהַאַ֥ףha.'AfH637thus, O yechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12But yegaveH6680theNaziritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248; andcommandedצִוִּיתֶ֣םtzi.vi.TemH6680theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012notלֹ֖אlo'H3808.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I will pressyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834in yourplaceתַּחְתֵּיכֶ֑םtach.tei.KhemH8478, as acartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699presseth that isfullH4395ofsheavesעָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH5995.

14Andflightמָנוֹס֙ma.nOsH4498shallperishוְאָבַ֤דve.'a.VadH6from theswiftמִקָּ֔לmi.KalH7031, and thestrongוְחָזָ֖קve.cha.ZakH2389shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808strengthenיְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.MetzH553his force,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shall themightyוְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.BorH1368deliverיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422himselfנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315:

15neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall hestandיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975that handleth thebowהַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ha.Ke.shetH7198; and he that isswiftוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031offootבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808deliverיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422himselfH5315:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall he that rideth thehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483deliverיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422himselfH5315:

16and he that is courageous among themightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368shallfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127awayH5127nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174in thatdayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain