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Amos 5:16-20

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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