Revised Version 1895

Amos 6:1-7

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.

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