Revised Version 1895

Amos 5:5-15

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.

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