Revised Version 1895

Amos 7

1Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136shewedmeH310: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, heformedיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335locustsגֹּבַ֔יgoyAiH1462in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of the shootingupעֲל֣וֹתa.LotH5927of the latter growth; and,loוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009, it was the latter growthafterH310theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428mowings.

2And itcameH1961topassH1961that when theymadeH1961anendכִּלָּה֙ki.LahH3615ofeatingלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398thegrassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, then Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,forgiveסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545, Ibeseechנָ֔אNa'H4994thee:howכִּ֥יkiH3588shallJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965? for he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162concerning this: It shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136shewedmeH7121: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136calledקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121tocontendלָרִ֥בla.RivH7378byfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784; and itdevouredוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398thegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415, and would haveeatenוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398upהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200thelandהַחֵֽלֶק׃ha.Che.lekH2506.

5Thensaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,ceaseחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308, Ibeseechנָ֔אNa'H4994thee:howכִּ֥יkiH3588shallJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965? for he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

6TheLORDH3068repentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162concerning this: This also shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be, saith theLordH3068GODH3068.

7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541he shewedmeH5921: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, theLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136stoodנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324besideH5921awallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in hishandוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8And theLORDH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,whatמָֽה־mah-H4100seest thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, A plumbline. Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLordH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsetשָׂ֤םsamH7760a plumbline in themidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750passעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674by themanyH5750moreH5750:

9and thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofIsaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446shall bedesolateוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074, and thesanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall belaidH8074wasteH8074; and I willriseוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.

10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Beth-elsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Amosעָמ֗וֹסa.MosH5986hathconspiredקָשַׁ֨רka.SharH7194againstעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee in themidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808ableתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201to bearallכָּל־kol-H3605hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

11Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986saith,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shalldieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallsurelyכִּי־ki-H3588beledH1540awayH1540captiveH1540outמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921of hislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127.

12AlsoAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAmosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, O thouseerחֹזֶ֕הcho.ZehH2374, go,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272theeawayH1272intoH413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and thereeatוֶאֱכָל־ve.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, andprophesyתִּנָּבֵֽא׃ti.na.Ve'H5012there:

13butprophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750anyH5750moreH5750at Beth-el: for it is theking’sמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720, and it is aroyalH4428houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

14ThenansweredH559Amosעָמוֹס֙'a.mOsH5986, andsaidH559toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔ה'a.matz.YahH558, I wasnoלֹא־lo'-H3808prophetH5030,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808was I a prophet’ssonבֶן־ven-H1121; but I was an herdman, and a dresser of sycomoretreesשִׁקְמִֽים׃shik.MimH8256:

15and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niH3947meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֶל־'el-H413, Go,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012unto mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thereforehearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thou thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: Thou sayest,Prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012notלֹ֤אlo'H3808againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and dropnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808thywordH1697againstעַל־'al-H5921thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsaacאֹמֵ֗ר'o.MerH559;

17thereforethusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: Thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֞'ish.te.KhaH802shall be anharlotתִּזְנֶה֙tiz.NehH2181in thecityבָּעִ֤ירba.'IrH5892, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and thylandוְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ve.'ad.ma.te.KhaH127shall bedividedתְּחֻלָּ֑קte.chu.LakH2505bylineבַּחֶ֣בֶלba.Che.velH2256; and thou thyself shaltdieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191in alandאֲדָמָ֤ה'a.da.MahH127that isuncleanטְמֵאָה֙te.me.'AhH2931, andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallsurelyH4191beledH1540awayH1540captiveH1540outH5921of hislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127.

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