Revised Version 1895

Amos 6

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to them that are ateaseהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, and to them that aresecureוְהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםve.ha.bo.te.ChimH982in themountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, the notablemenH3478of the chief of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, to whom thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478comeוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935!

2Passעִבְר֤וּ'iv.RuH5674ye untoCalnehכַֽלְנֵה֙khal.NehH3641, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200; and from thencegoוּרְד֣וּu.re.DuH3381ye to Hamath thegreatרַ֥בravH7227: thengoH3381downH3381toGathגַת־gat-H1661of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםpe.lish.TmH6430: be theybetterהֲטוֹבִים֙ha.to.VimH2896thanH4480theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467? or is theirborderגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366greaterH7227thanH4480yourborderמִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃mi.ge.vul.KhemH1366?

3Ye thatputH5066farawayH7451theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117, and cause theseatשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH7675ofviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555tocomeH5066nearH5066;

4thatlieהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901uponH5921bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296ofivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127, and stretchthemselvesH5921uponH5921theircouchesH4296, andeatוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398thelambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733outH5921of theflockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629, and thecalvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695outH5921of themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thestallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770;

5that sing idlesongsשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892to thesoundפִּ֣יpiH6310of the viol; thatdeviseחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803forthemselvesH1992instrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627ofmusicH7892, likeDavidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732;

6thatdrinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196inbowlsבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219, andanointיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886themselvesעַל־'al-H5921with the chief ointments; but they arenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808grieved for the affliction ofJosephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Thereforenowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258shall theygoיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540captiveH1540with thefirstH7218thatgoגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540captiveH1540, and the revelry of them that stretchedthemselvesH7218shallpassH5493awayH5493.

8TheLordH3068GODאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430hathswornנִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'H7650byhimselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, saith theLORDH3068, theGodH430ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; I abhor the excellency ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andhateשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130hispalacesוְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.TavH759: therefore will Ideliverוְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.TiH5462upH5462thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892withallוּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'AhH4393that is therein.

9And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518thereremainH1961tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376in onehouseבְּבַ֥יִתbe.Va.yitH1004, that they shalldieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

10And when a man’suncleדּוֹד֣וֹdo.DoH1730shalltakeH5375himupH5375,evenH3588he that burneth him, tobringלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318thebonesעֲצָמִים֮'a.tza.MimH6106outH3318of thehouseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004, and shallsayוְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559unto him that is in theinnermostבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, Is there yetanyמִן־min-H4480with thee? and he shallsayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559,NoH3808; then shall hesayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559,HoldH2142thy peace; forweH3588maynotH3808makeH2142mentionH2142of thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11For,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandeth, and thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall besmittenוְהִכָּ֛הve.hi.KahH5221withbreachesבְּקִעִֽים׃be.ki.'ImH1233, and thelittleהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004with clefts.

12Shallhorsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483runהַיְרֻצ֤וּןhay.ru.TzunH7323uponH4941therockבַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ba.Se.la'H5553? will oneplowיַחֲר֖וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790there withoxenבַּבְּקָרִ֑יםba.be.ka.RimH1241? that ye haveturnedהֲפַכְתֶּ֤םha.fakh.TemH2015judgmentH4941intoH2015gallלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7219, and thefruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529ofrighteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666intoH2015wormwoodלְלַעֲנָֽה׃le.la.'a.NahH3939:

13yewhichH1697rejoiceH8055in athingH1697of nought,whichH1697sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, HaveweH1697notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808takenלָקַ֥חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947tousH559hornsקַרְנָֽיִם׃kar.Na.yimH7161by our ownstrengthבְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve.cha.ze.Ke.nuH2392?

14For,beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005, I willraiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965upH6965againstעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH3588anationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsהַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635; and they shallafflictוְלָחֲצ֥וּve.la.cha.TzuH3905youH3588from theenteringמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935in ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ סha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

Commentaries on Amos 6

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