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Amos 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, yecowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510ofBashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316, that are in themountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, whooppressהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.KotH6231thepoorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800, whocrushהָרֹצְצ֖וֹתha.ro.tze.TzotH7533theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.NimH34, whosayהָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.RotH559to theirmastersלַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113,Bringהָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935, and let usdrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

2TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650by hisholinessבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944, that, lo, thedaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shallcomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935upon you, that he will take youawayוְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'H5375withhooksבְּצִנּ֔וֹתbe.tzi.NotH6793, and yourposterityוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןve.'a.cha.ri.te.KhenH319withfishhooksבְּסִיר֥וֹת דּוּגָֽה׃be.si.Rot du.GahH1729 H5518.

3And ye shall gooutתֵּצֶ֖אנָהte.Tze.nahH3318at thebreachesוּפְרָצִ֥יםu.fe.ra.TzimH6556,everyאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802cow at that which is before her; and ye shallcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָהve.hish.lakh.Te.nahH7993them into thepalaceהַהַרְמ֖וֹנָהha.har.Mo.nahH2038,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Comeבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935toBethelH1008, andtransgressוּפִשְׁע֔וּu.fish.'UH6586; atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537multiplyהַרְבּ֣וּhar.BuH7235transgressionלִפְשֹׁ֑עַlif.Sho.a'H6586; andbringוְהָבִ֤יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םziv.chei.KhemH2077everymorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, and yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643afterthreeלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969yearsיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

5Andofferוְקַטֵּ֤רve.ka.TerH6999a sacrifice ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֔הto.DahH8426withleavenמֵֽחָמֵץ֙me.cha.MetzH2557, andproclaimוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121anddeclareהַשְׁמִ֑יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085the freeofferingsנְדָב֖וֹתne.da.VotH5071: forthisכֵ֤ןkhenH3651pleasethאֲהַבְתֶּם֙'a.hav.TemH157you, O yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

6And I also havegivenנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youcleannessנִקְי֤וֹןnik.YonH5356ofteethשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shi.Na.yimH8127in all yourcitiesעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם'a.rei.KhemH5892, andwantוְחֹ֣סֶרve.Cho.serH2640ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899in all yourplacesמְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.ko.mo.tei.KhemH4725: yet have ye notreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And also I havewithheldמָנַ֨עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513therainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653from you, when there were yetthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320to theharvestלַקָּצִ֔ירla.ka.TzirH7105: and I caused it torainוְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ve.him.tar.TiH4305upononeאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, and caused it not torainאַמְטִ֑יר'am.TirH4305uponanotherאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892:oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259pieceחֶלְקָ֤הchel.KahH2513wasrainedתִּמָּטֵ֔רti.ma.TerH4305upon, and thepieceוְחֶלְקָ֛הve.chel.KahH2513on which itrainedתַמְטִ֥ירtam.TirH4305notwitheredתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ti.VashH3001.

8Sotwoשְׁתַּיִם֩she.ta.YimH8147orthreeשָׁלֹ֨שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892wanderedוְנָע֡וּve.na.'UH5128tooneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325; but they were notsatisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֑עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646: yet have ye notreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9I havesmittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221you withblightingבַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹןba.shi.da.FonH7711andmildewוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420: when yourgardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םga.no.tei.KhemH1593and yourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754and your figtreesוּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥םu.te.'e.nei.KhemH8384and your olivetreesוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132increasedהַרְבּ֨וֹתhar.BotH7235, thepalmerwormהַגָּזָ֑םha.ga.ZamH1501devouredיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398them : yet have ye notreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10I havesentשִׁלַּ֨חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971among you thepestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698after themannerבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: your youngmenבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970have Islainהָרַ֤גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026with theswordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719, and have takenawayשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH7628yourhorsesסֽוּסֵיכֶ֑םsu.sei.KhemH5483; and I have made thestinkבְּאֹ֤שׁbe.'OshH889of yourcampsמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ma.cha.nei.KhemH4264to comeupוָאַעֲלֶ֞הva.'a.'a.LehH5927to yournostrilsוּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔םu.ve.'a.pe.KhemH639: yet have ye notreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11I haveoverthrownהָפַ֣כְתִּיha.Fakh.tiH2015some of you, asGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017, and ye were as afirebrandכְּא֖וּדke.'UdH181pluckedoutמֻצָּ֣לmu.TzalH5337of theburningמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הmi.se.re.FahH8316: yet have ye notreturnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Therefore thus will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to thee, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andbecauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213this to thee,prepareהִכּ֥וֹןhi.KonH3559tomeetH7125thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13For, lo, he thatformethיוֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335themountainsהָרִ֜יםha.RimH2022, andcreatethוּבֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254thewindר֗וּחַRu.achH7307, anddeclarethוּמַגִּ֤ידu.ma.GidH5046tomanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120what is histhoughtשֵּׂח֔וֹse.ChoH7808, thatmakethעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213themorningשַׁ֙חַר֙sha.charH7837darknessעֵיפָ֔ה'ei.FahH5890, andtreadethוְדֹרֵ֖ךְve.do.RekhH1869upon the highplacesבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, TheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

Commentaries on Amos 4

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