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Amos 3

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696against you, Ochildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, against the wholefamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940which I broughtupהֶעֱלֵ֛יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2You only have Iknownיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045of all thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: therefore I willpunishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you for all youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.

3Cantwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147walkH3212togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115they areagreedנוֹעָֽדוּ׃no.'A.duH3259?

4Will alionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in theforestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293, when he hath nopreyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964? will a younglionכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715cryoutהֲיִתֵּ֨ן קוֹלוֹ֙ha.yi.Ten ko.LoH5414 H6963of hisdenמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585, if he hathtakenלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920nothingבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115?

5Can abirdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307in asnareפַּ֣חpachH6341upon theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, where notrapוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170is for him? shall one takeupהֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ha.ya.'a.leh-H5927asnareפַּח֙pachH6341from theearthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and havetakenוְלָכ֖וֹדve.la.KhodH3920nothing atallיִלְכּֽוֹד׃yil.KodH3920?

6Shalt atrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782beblownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in thecityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892, and thepeopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971not beafraidיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729? shall there beevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451in acityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath notdoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it ?

7Surely theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697, but herevealethגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540hissecretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8Thelionאַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.YehH738hathroaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580, who willnotH3808fearיִירָ֑אyi.Ra'H3372? theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069hathspokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696, who can butprophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

9Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085in thepalacesאַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.NotH759atAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, and in thepalacesאַרְמְנ֖וֹת'ar.me.NotH759in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andsayוְאִמְר֗וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselves upon themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andbeholdוּרְא֞וּu.re.'UH7200thegreatרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227tumultsמְהוּמֹ֤תme.hu.MotH4103in themidstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130of it, and theoppressedוַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםva.'a.shu.KimH6217in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it.

10For theyknowיָדְע֥וּya.de.'UH3045not todoעֲשׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213rightנְכֹחָ֖הne.kho.ChahH5229,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whostoreהָאֽוֹצְרִ֛יםha.'otz.RimH686upviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555androbberyוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701in theirpalacesבְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פbe.'ar.me.No.tei.HemH759.

11Therefore thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Anadversaryצַ֖רtzarH6862there shall be even on everysideוּסְבִ֣יבu.se.VivH5439thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and he shall bringdownוְהוֹרִ֤דve.ho.RidH3381thystrengthעֻזֵּ֔ךְ'u.ZekhH5797from thee, and thypalacesאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759shall beplunderedוְנָבֹ֖זּוּve.na.Vo.zuH962.

12Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068; As theshepherdהָרֹעֶ֜הha.ro.'EhH7462takethoutיַצִּ֨ילya.TzilH5337of themouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310of thelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147legsכְרָעַ֖יִםkhe.ra.'A.yimH3767, or apieceבְדַל־ve.dal-H915of anearאֹ֑זֶן'O.zenH241; so shall thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478be takenoutיִנָּצְל֞וּyi.na.tze.LuH5337thatdwellהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111in thecornerבִּפְאַ֥תbif.'AtH6285of abedמִטָּ֖הmi.TahH4296, and inDamascusוּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁקu.vid.Me.shekH1833in acouchעָֽרֶשׂ׃'A.resH6210.

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, andtestifyוְהָעִ֖ידוּve.ha.'I.duH5749in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsהַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ha.tze.va.'otH6635,

14That in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I shalljudgeפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485thetransgressionsפִשְׁעֵֽי־fish.'ei-H6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478upon him I will alsojudgeוּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙u.fa.kad.TiH6485thealtarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196ofBethelH1008: and thehornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be cutoffוְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ve.nig.de.'UH1438, andfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307to thegroundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

15And I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thewinterהַחֹ֖רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵית־veit-H1004with thesummerהַקָּ֑יִץha.Ka.yitzH7019houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; and thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004ofivoryהַשֵּׁ֗ןha.ShenH8127shallperishוְאָבְד֞וּve.'a.ve.DuH6, and thegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֥יםba.TimH1004shall have anendH5486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Amos 3

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