Revised Version 1895

Amos 5

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085ye thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichH834ItakeH5375upH5375for alamentationקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015overyouH834, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478isfallenH5307;sheH3808shallnoH3808moreתוֹסִ֣יףto.SifH3254riseH6965:sheH3808iscastH5307downH5307uponH5921herH5921landאַדְמָתָ֖הּ'ad.ma.TahH127; there isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369toraiseH6965herH5921upH6965.

3Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892thatwentH3318forthH3318athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505shall have anhundredמֵאָ֑הme.'AhH3967leftתַּשְׁאִ֣ירtash.'IrH7604, and thatwhichH1004wentH3318forthH3318anhundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967shall havetenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235leftתַּשְׁאִ֥ירtash.'IrH7604, to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Seekדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875yemeH1875, and ye shallliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421:

5butseekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875notH3808Beth-el,norH3808enterH935intoH1540Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537, andpassתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674notH3808to Beer-sheba: forGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537shallsurelyכִּ֤יkiH3588goתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoH1540captivityH1540, and Beth-el shallcomeH935to nought.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and ye shallliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he breakoutאֶת־'et-H853likefireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and itdevourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398and there benoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369toquenchמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518it in Beth-el:

7Ye whoturnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941towormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939, and cast downrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666to theearthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776;

8seek him that maketh thePleiadesכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598andOrionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685, and turneth theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757intoH5921themorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, and maketh thedayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117darkהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821withnightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915; that calleth for thewatersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220, and poureth themoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210uponH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034;

9that bringeth suddendestructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701uponעַל־'al-H5921thestrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,soיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935thatdestructionוְשֹׁ֖דve.ShodH7701comethuponעַל־'al-H5921thefortressמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

10Theyhateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130him that reproveth in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, and theyabhorיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581him that speakethuprightlyתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Forasmuch therefore as ye trampleuponעַל־'al-H5921thepoorדָּ֗לDalH1800, andtakeתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947exactions from him ofwheatבַּר֙barH1250: ye havebuiltבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004ofhewnגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496stoneH1496, but ye shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dwellתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them; ye haveplantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754, but ye shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354thewineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

12For Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045howH3588manifold are yourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588, andhowH3588mightyוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099are yoursinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403; ye that afflict thejustH6662, thattakeלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947abribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724, and thatturnהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186asideH5186theneedyוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34in thegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179from theirrightH6662.

13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence insuchלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651a time; for it is anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451time.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896, andnotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408evilרָ֖עra'H7451, that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421: andsoכֵ֞ןkhenH3651theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, shall be withyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834, as yesayאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130theevilרָע֙ra'H7451, andloveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157thegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, andestablishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179: it may be that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, will be gracious unto theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

16Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theLordH3068:WailingH5092shall be inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the broad ways; and they shallsayH559inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thestreetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!alasה֑וֹhoH1930! and they shallcallוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121the husbandman tomourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60, andsuchלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651as are skilful oflamentationH4553towailingH5092.

17And inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605vineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754shall bewailingמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553: for I willpassאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughH5674themidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945untoyouH3117thatdesireהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068! wherefore would ye have thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068? it isdarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

19AsifH834amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376didH834fleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127from alionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738, and abearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677metוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293him; orwentH935intoH935thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andleanedוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027on thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, and aserpentהַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ha.na.ChashH5175bit him.

20ShallnotH3808thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068bedarknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, andnotH3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216?evenH3808verydarkH2822, andnoH3808brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051in it?

21Ihateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, Idespiseמָאַ֖סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988yourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282, and I will takenoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808delight in yoursolemnH6116assembliesH6116.

22YeaH3588,thoughH3588yeofferתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927meH5927yourburntעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002andmealוּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖םu.min.cho.tei.KhemH4503offeringsH8002, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808acceptאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521them:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808will Iregardאַבִּֽיט׃'a.BitH5027thepeaceוְשֶׁ֥לֶםve.She.lemH8002offeringsH8002of your fat beasts.

23TakeH5493thouawayH5493frommeמֵעָלַ֖יme.'a.LaiH5921thenoiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thysongsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892; for I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085themelodyוְזִמְרַ֥תve.zim.RatH2172of thy viols.

24But letjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941rollוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556downH1556aswatersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325, andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666as a mightystreamכְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chalH5158.

25Did yebringהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066untomeH5066sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֨יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077andofferingsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

26Yea, ye haveborneוּנְשָׂאתֶ֗םu.ne.sa.TemH5375Siccuth your king and Chiun yourimagesצַלְמֵיכֶ֑םtzal.mei.KhemH6754, thestarכּוֹכַב֙ko.KhavH3556of yourgodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834yemadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213to yourselves.

27Therefore will I causeyouאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853togoH1540intoH1540captivityH1540beyondמֵהָ֣לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973Damascusלְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sekH1834, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,whoseH8034nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.MoH8034is theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

Commentaries on Amos 5

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