Revised Version 1895

Amos 8:4-10

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, O ye that would swallow up theneedyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34, and cause thepoorH34of thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776to fail,

5sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, When will thenewהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320be gone, that we maysellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666corn? and thesabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676, that we may set forthwheatבָּ֑רBarH1250? making theephahאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374smallלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994, and theshekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255greatוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431, and dealing falsely withbalancesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976ofdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820;

6that we maybuyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069thepoorH34forsilverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701, and theneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair ofshoesנַעֲלָ֑יִםna.'a.La.yimH5275, andsellנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666therefuseוּמַפַּ֥לu.ma.PalH4651of thewheatבַּ֖רbarH1250.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650by the excellency ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,SurelyH518I willneverH518forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911anyכָּל־kol-H3605of theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.

8Shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleתִרְגַּ֣זtir.GazH7264for this, andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605onemournוְאָבַ֖לve.'a.ValH56that dwelleth therein? yea, it shallriseH5927upH5927whollyכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605like theRiverכָאֹר֙kha.'OrH2975; and it shall betroubledH7264and sink again, like theRiverכִּיא֥וֹרki.'orH2975ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shallcomeH935topassH935in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, that I willcauseוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121togoוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935down atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and I will darken theearthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the cleardayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

10And I willturnH7760yourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םcha.gei.KhemH2282intoH5921mourningלְאֵ֗בֶלle.'E.velH60, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yoursongsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shi.rei.KhemH7892intoH5921lamentationלְקִינָ֔הle.ki.NahH7015; and I willbringוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927upH5927sackclothשָׂ֔קSakH8242uponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605loinsמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975, andbaldnessקָרְחָ֑הka.re.ChahH7144uponH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218; and I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it as themourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלke.'E.velH60for anonlyיָחִ֔ידya.ChidH3173sonH3173, and theendוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof as abitterמָֽר׃MarH4751dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

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