Revised Version 1895

Amos 9

1ISAWרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theLordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324besideעַֽל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: and hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Smiteהַ֨ךְhakhH5221the chapiters, that thethresholdsהַסִּפִּ֗יםha.si.PimH5592mayshakeוְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּve.yir.'a.ShuH7493: andbreakוּבְצַ֙עַם֙u.ve.Tza.'amH1214them in pieces on theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofallכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them; and I willslayאֶהֱרֹ֑ג'e.he.RogH2026thelastוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖םve.'a.cha.ri.TamH319of them with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: there shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one of themfleeיָנ֤וּסya.NusH5127awayנָ֔סNasH5127, and there shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808one of themescapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.

2Thoughאִם־'im-H518theydigיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864intoH3027hell, thence shall minehandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027takeתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947them; andthoughוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518theyclimbH5927upH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thence will IbringH5927themdownאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381.

3Andthoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theyhideיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641themselvesיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244in thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760, I willsearchאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664andtakeוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947themoutH5641thence; andthoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they behidH5641from mysightעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869in the bottom of theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, thence will Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680theserpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175, and he shall bite them.

4Andthoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they gointoH5921captivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341, thence will Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719, and it shallslayוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026them: and I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mineeyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869uponH5921them forevilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

5For theLordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136, theGODH136ofhostsהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635, is he that toucheth thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776and it melteth, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thatdwellי֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427therein shallmournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56; and it shallriseH5927upH5927whollyכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605like theRiverכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975; and shallsinkוְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'AhH8257again, like theRiverכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;

6it is he that buildeth his chambers in theheavenבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hathfoundedיְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.DahH3245his vaultuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776; he that calleth for thewatersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220and poureth themoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

7Are yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808as thechildrenכִבְנֵי֩khiv.NeiH1121of theEthiopiansכֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.YimH3569untomeH5927, Ochildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478? saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Havenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808Ibroughtהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927upH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outאֶת־'et-H853of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430fromCaphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731, and the Syrians fromKirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009, theeyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of theLordH3068GODH3068areuponH5921thesinfulהַֽחַטָּאָ֔הha.cha.ta.'AhH2400kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467, and I willdestroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣יve.hish.mad.TiH8045it fromoffH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127; saving that I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808utterlyהַשְׁמֵ֥ידhash.MeidH8045destroyאַשְׁמִ֛יד'ash.MidH8045thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, saith theLORDH3068.

9For,loהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I willcommandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680, and I will sift thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478amongallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, like as corn is sifted in asieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531, yet shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808the leastgrainH3605fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307uponH5307theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thesinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shalldieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,whichH2719sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, Theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451shallnotH3808overtakeתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066norH3808preventusH559.

11In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will Iraiseאָקִ֛ים'a.KimH6965upH6965the tabernacle ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732that isfallenהַנֹּפֶ֑לֶתha.no.Fe.letH5307, and closeupH6965thebreachesפִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ןpir.tzei.HenH6556thereof; and I willraiseאָקִ֔ים'a.KimH6965upH6965his ruins, and I willbuildוּבְנִיתִ֖יהָu.ve.ni.Ti.haH1129it as in thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofoldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769;

12that they maypossessיִֽירְשׁ֜וּyi.re.ShuH3423theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834arecalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034, saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that doeth this.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that the plowman shallovertakeוְנִגַּ֤שׁve.ni.GashH5066the reaper, and thetreaderוְדֹרֵ֥ךְve.do.RekhH1869ofgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025him that sowethseedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233; and themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall dropsweetעָסִ֔יס'a.SisH6071wineH6071, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389shallmeltתִּתְמוֹגַֽגְנָה׃tit.mo.Gag.nahH4127.

14And I willbringH7725againH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and they shallbuildוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129thewasteנְשַׁמּוֹת֙ne.sha.mOtH8074citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892, andinhabitוְיָשָׁ֔בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them; and they shallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, anddrinkוְשָׁת֖וּve.sha.TuH8354thewineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196thereof; they shall alsomakeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593, andeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefruitפְּרִיהֶֽם׃pe.ri.HemH6529of them.

15And I willplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193themuponH5921theirlandאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127, and they shallnoוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808moreע֗וֹדodH5750bepluckedיִנָּתְשׁ֜וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428upH5921outH5921of theirlandאַדְמָתָם֙'ad.ma.TamH127whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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