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Amos 5:11-20

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?

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