Revised Version 1895

Amos 3

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696againstH5921youאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834, Ochildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,againstH5921thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834IbroughtH5927upH5927outH5921of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2YouH3605onlyרַ֚קrakH7535have Iknownיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045ofallH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: therefore I willvisitאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485uponH5921youH3605allH3605youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.

3Shalltwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147walktogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,exceptאִם־'im-H518they haveagreedנוֹעָֽדוּ׃no.'A.duH3259?

4Will alionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in theforestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293, when he hathnoH369preyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964? will ayoungכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715lionH738cryקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963outH7580of hisdenמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585,ifאִם־'im-H518he havetakenלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920nothingH369?

5Canאֵ֣ין'einH369abirdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307in asnareוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whereH3808noH3808gin issetH5927for him? shall asnareH4170springH5927upH5927from thegroundH776, and havetakenH3920nothingH3808atallH5927?

6Shall thetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782beblownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in acityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892, and thepeopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971notלֹ֣אlo'H3808beafraidיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729? shaltevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451befallתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961acityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it?

7SurelyH3588theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingלֹ֧אlo'H3808, but he revealeth hissecretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8Thelionאַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.YehH738hathroaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580, who willnotH3808fearיִירָ֑אyi.Ra'H3372? theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136hathspokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696, whocanH4310butprophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

9Publish ye in thepalacesאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759atAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, and in thepalacesאַרְמְנ֖וֹת'ar.me.NotH759in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andsayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselvesuponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andbeholdוּרְא֞וּu.re.'UH7200whatוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921greatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227tumultsמְהוּמֹ֤תme.hu.MotH4103are therein, andwhatעַל־'al-H5921oppressionsוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof.

10For theyknowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808todoעֲשׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213right, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whostoreH686upH686violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and robbery in theirpalacesבְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פbe.'ar.me.No.tei.HemH759.

11Thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: An adversary there shall be,evenלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651roundH5439aboutH5439thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and he shallbringוְהוֹרִ֤דve.ho.RidH3381downH3381thystrengthעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797from thee, and thypalacesאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759shall be spoiled.

12Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068: As theshepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462rescuethoutH3427of themouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310of thelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767, or apieceבְדַל־ve.dal-H915of anearאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shall thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478berescuedH5337thatsitH3427inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111in thecornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285of acouchH4296, and on the silken cushions of abedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296.

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, and testifyagainstH3290thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430, theGodH430ofhostsהַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ha.tze.va.'otH6635.

14For in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I shallvisitפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485thetransgressionsפִשְׁעֵֽי־fish.'ei-H6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him, I will alsovisitוּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485thealtarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of Beth-el, and thehornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall becutוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438offעַל־'al-H5921, andfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307to thegroundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

15And I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thewinterהַחֹ֖רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵית־veit-H1004with thesummerהַקָּ֑יִץha.Ka.yitzH7019houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; and thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004ofivoryהַשֵּׁ֗ןha.ShenH8127shallperishוְאָבְד֞וּve.'a.ve.DuH6, and thegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֥יםba.TimH1004shall have anendH5486, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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