Revised Version 1895

Amos 5:11-20

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?

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