Revised Version 1895
Amos 4
1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, ye kine ofBashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316, that are in themountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichH834oppressהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.KotH6231thepoorH34,whichH834crushהָרֹצְצ֖וֹתha.ro.tze.TzotH7533theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.NimH34,whichH834sayהָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.RotH559unto theirlordsלַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113,Bringהָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935, and letusH935drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.
2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650by hisholinessבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944, that,loהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shallcomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935uponעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH3588, that they shalltakeוְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'H5375youH3588awayH5375with hooks, and your residue withfishדּוּגָֽה׃du.GahH1729hooks.
4Comeבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935to Beth-el, andtransgressוּפִשְׁע֔וּu.fish.'UH6586; toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537, andmultiplyהַרְבּ֣וּhar.BuH7235transgressionלִפְשֹׁ֑עַlif.Sho.a'H6586; andbringוְהָבִ֤יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םziv.chei.KhemH2077everyH1242morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, and yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643everyH1242threeלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;
5andofferH6999asacrificeH6999ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֔הto.DahH8426of thatwhichH2557isleavenedH2557, andproclaimוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121freewillנְדָב֖וֹתne.da.VotH5071offeringsH5071and publish them: for this likethyouכִּ֣יkiH3588, O yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.
6And I also havegivenH5414youH5414cleannessנִקְי֤וֹןnik.YonH5356ofteethשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shi.Na.yimH8127inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourcitiesעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם'a.rei.KhemH5892, and want ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605yourplacesמְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.ko.mo.tei.KhemH4725: yet have yenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untomeH5414, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7And I also have withholden therainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromyouH834, when there were yetthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320to theharvestלַקָּצִ֔ירla.ka.TzirH7105: and IcausedH834it torainH1653uponעַל־'al-H5921onecityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andcausedH834itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808torainH1653uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921anotherH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892: one piece wasrainedH4305uponעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921, and the piece whereupon itrainedH4305notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808witheredתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ti.VashH3001.
8SoH3808twoשְׁתַּיִם֩she.ta.YimH8147orthreeשָׁלֹ֨שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892wanderedוְנָע֡וּve.na.'UH5128unto onecityעִ֥יר'irH5892todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, and werenotH3808satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֑עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646: yet have yenotH3808returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untomeאֶל־'el-H413, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
9I havesmittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221youעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704with blasting andmildewוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420: the multitude of yourgardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םga.no.tei.KhemH1593and yourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754and yourfigוּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥םu.te.'e.nei.KhemH8384treesH2132and youroliveוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132treesH2132hath the palmerwormdevouredיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398: yet have yenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untomeH7725, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
10I havesentH7971amongyouH7971thepestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698afterH5704themannerבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: youryoungבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970menH970have Islainהָרַ֤גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026with theswordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719, and havecarriedH5927awayH7971yourhorsesסֽוּסֵיכֶ֑םsu.sei.KhemH5483; and I havemadeH7725the stink of yourcampמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ma.cha.nei.KhemH4264tocomeH5927upH5927evenH5704intoH4714yournostrilsוּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔םu.ve.'a.pe.KhemH639: yet have yenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untomeH7971, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
11I haveoverthrownH2015some amongyouעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704, as whenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430overthrewהָפַ֣כְתִּיha.Fakh.tiH2015Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017, and ye were as abrandכְּא֖וּדke.'UdH181pluckedמֻצָּ֣לmu.TzalH5337outH8316of theburningמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הmi.se.re.FahH8316: yet have yenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725untomeH7725, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
13For,loהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, he that formeth themountainsהָרִ֜יםha.RimH2022, and createth thewindר֗וּחַRu.achH7307, and declareth untomanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120whatמַה־mah-H4100is his thought, that maketh themorningשַׁ֙חַר֙sha.charH7837darknessעֵיפָ֔ה'ei.FahH5890, and treadethuponעַל־'al-H5921thehighבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.
Commentaries on Amos 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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