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Amos 5

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085ye thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697which I takeupנֹשֵׂ֧אno.Se'H5375against you, even alamentationקִינָ֖הki.NahH7015, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478isfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307; she shall nomoreתוֹסִ֣יףto.SifH3254riseק֔וּםKumH6965: she isforsakenנִטְּשָׁ֥הni.te.ShahH5203upon herlandאַדְמָתָ֖הּ'ad.ma.TahH127; there is none to raise herupמְקִימָֽהּ׃me.ki.MahH6965.

3For thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that wentoutהַיֹּצֵ֥אתhai.yo.TzetH3318by athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505shallleaveתַּשְׁאִ֣ירtash.'IrH7604anhundredמֵאָ֑הme.'AhH3967, and that which wentforthוְהַיּוֹצֵ֥אתve.hai.yo.TzetH3318by anhundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967shallleaveתַּשְׁאִ֥ירtash.'IrH7604tenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235, to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4For thussaithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Seekדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875ye me, and ye shallliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421:

5Butseekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875notBethelH1008, norenterתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537, andpassתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674not toBeershebaH884: forGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537shallsurelyגָּלֹ֣הga.LohH1540go intocaptivityיִגְלֶ֔הyig.LehH1540, andBethelH1008shall come tonoughtלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and ye shallliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; lest he breakoutיִצְלַ֤חyitz.LachH6743likefireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, anddevourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398it, and there be none toquenchמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518it inBethelH1008.

7Ye whoturnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941towormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939, and castdownH3240righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666to theearthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,

8Seek him thatmakethעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213the sevenstarsכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598andOrionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685, andturnethוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015the shadow ofdeathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757into themorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, and maketh thedayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117darkהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821withnightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915: thatcallethהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for thewatersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220, and poureth themoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776: TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034:

9Thatstrengthenethהַמַּבְלִ֥יגha.mav.LigH1082thespoiledשֹׁ֖דshodH7701against thestrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794, so that thespoiledוְשֹׁ֖דve.ShodH7701shallcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935against thefortressמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

10Theyhateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130him thatrebukethמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, and theyabhorיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581him thatspeakethוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696uprightlyתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Forasmuchיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282therefore as yourtreadingבּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞םbo.shas.KhemH1318is upon thepoorדָּ֗לDalH1800, and yetakeתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947from himburdensוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864ofwheatבַּר֙barH1250: ye havebuiltבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of hewnstoneגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496, but ye shall notdwellתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them; ye haveplantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754, but ye shall notdrinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196of them.

12For Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045yourmanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588and yourmightyוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403: theyafflictצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887thejustצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662, theytakeלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947abribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724, and they turnasideהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186thepoorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34in thegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179from their right .

13Therefore theprudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919shall keepsilenceיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826in thattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256; for it is anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896, and notevilרָ֖עra'H7451, that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421: and so theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, shall be with you, as ye havespokenאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130theevilרָע֙ra'H7451, andloveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157thegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, andestablishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179: it may be that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will begraciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603to theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

16Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559thus;Wailingמִסְפֵּ֔דmis.PedH4553shall be in allstreetsרְחֹב֣וֹתre.cho.VotH7339; and they shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in all thehighwaysחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,Alasהוֹ־hov-H1930!alasה֑וֹhoH1930! and they shallcallוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121thefarmerאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406tomourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60, and such as areskilfulי֥וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045inlamentationנֶֽהִי׃Ne.hiH5092towailingוּמִסְפֵּ֖דu.mis.PedH4553.

17And in allvineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754shall bewailingמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553: for I willpassאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130thee,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to you thatdesireהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068! to whatendלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100is it for you? thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isdarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and notlightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

19As if amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376fledיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440alionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738, and abearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677metוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293him; orwentוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935into thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andleanedוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027on thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, and aserpentהַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ha.na.ChashH5175bitוּנְשָׁכ֖וֹu.ne.sha.KhoH5391him.

20Shall not thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068bedarknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and notlightא֑וֹר'orH216? even verydarkוְאָפֵ֖לve.'a.FelH651, and nobrightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051in it?

21Ihateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, Idespiseמָאַ֖סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988your feastdaysחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282, and I will not takedelightאָרִ֖יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306in your solemnassembliesבְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.tze.Ro.tei.KhemH6116.

22Though yeofferתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927me burntofferingsעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930and your meatofferingsוּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖םu.min.cho.tei.KhemH4503, I will notacceptאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521them : neither will Iregardאַבִּֽיט׃'a.BitH5027the peaceofferingsוְשֶׁ֥לֶםve.She.lemH8002of your fatbeastsמְרִיאֵיכֶ֖םme.ri.'ei.KhemH4806.

23Take thouawayהָסֵ֥רha.SerH5493from me thenoiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thysongsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892; for I will nothearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085themelodyוְזִמְרַ֥תve.zim.RatH2172of thyharpsנְבָלֶ֖יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.

24But letjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941rundownוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556aswatersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325, andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666as amightyאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386streamכְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chalH5158.

25Have yeofferedהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066to mesacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֨יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077andofferingsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

26But ye haveborneוּנְשָׂאתֶ֗םu.ne.sa.TemH5375thetabernacleסִכּ֣וּתsi.KutH5522of yourMolechמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428andChiunכִּיּ֣וּןki.YunH3594yourimagesצַלְמֵיכֶ֑םtzal.mei.KhemH6754, thestarכּוֹכַב֙ko.KhavH3556of yourgodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, which yemadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213to yourselves.

27Therefore I will cause you to go intocaptivityוְהִגְלֵיתִ֥יve.hig.lei.TiH1540beyondמֵהָ֣לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973Damascusלְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sekH1834,saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, whosenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.MoH8034is TheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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