Revised Version 1895

Amos 7:1-9

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.

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