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Amos 2:6-16

6Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and forfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702, I will not turnawayאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725their punishment ; because theysoldמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662forsilverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701, and thepoorוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair ofshoesנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275;

7Thatpantהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602after thedustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776on theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thepoorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800, and turnasideיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of themeekעֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6035: and amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and hisfatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1willgoH3212in to the samemaidהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291, toprofaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

8And they lay themselvesdownיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186uponclothesבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899laid topledgeחֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.LimH2254byאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681everyaltarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196, and theydrinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354thewineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196of thecondemnedעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064in thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

9Yet Idestroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiH8045theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, whoseheightכְּגֹ֤בַהּke.GoahH1363was like theheightגָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.HoH1363of thecedarsאֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.ZimH730, and he wasstrongוְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.SonH2634as theoaksכָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.NimH437; yet Idestroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.MidH8045hisfruitפִּרְיוֹ֙pir.YoH6529fromaboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and hisrootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328from beneath.

10Also I broughtyouהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andledH3212youfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141through thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, topossessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

11And I raisedupוָאָקִ֤יםva.'a.KimH6965of yoursonsמִבְּנֵיכֶם֙mi.be.nei.KhemH1121forprophetsלִנְבִיאִ֔יםlin.vi.'ImH5030, and of your youngmenוּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖םu.mi.ba.chu.rei.KhemH970forNazaritesלִנְזִרִ֑יםlin.zi.RimH5139. Is it not even thus, O yechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12But ye gave theNazaritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248; andcommandedצִוִּיתֶ֣םtzi.vi.TemH6680theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012not.

13Behold, I ampressedמֵעִ֖יקme.'IkH5781under you, as acartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699ispressedתָּעִיק֙ta.'IkH5781that isfullהַֽמְלֵאָ֥הham.le.'AhH4392ofsheavesעָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH5995.

14Therefore theflightמָנוֹס֙ma.nOsH4498shallperishוְאָבַ֤דve.'a.VadH6from theswiftמִקָּ֔לmi.KalH7031, and thestrongוְחָזָ֖קve.cha.ZakH2389shall notstrengthenיְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.MetzH553hisforceכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581, neither shall themightyוְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.BorH1368deliverיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422himselfנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315:

15Neither shall hestandיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975thathandlethוְתֹפֵ֤שׂve.to.FesH8610thebowהַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ha.Ke.shetH7198; and he that isswiftוְקַ֥לve.KalH7031offootבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272shall notdeliverיְמַלֵּ֑טye.ma.LetH4422himself : neither shall he thatridethוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392thehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483deliverיְמַלֵּ֖טye.ma.LetH4422himselfנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

16And he that iscourageousוְאַמִּ֥יץ לִבּ֖וֹve.'a.Mitz li.BoH533 H3820among themightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368shall fleeawayיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174in thatdayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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