Revised Version 1895

Amos 9:2-10

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.

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