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Amos 7

1Thus hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069shownהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200to me; and, behold, heformedיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335grasshoppersגֹּבַ֔יgoyAiH1462in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of the shootingupעֲל֣וֹתa.LotH5927of the lattergrowthהַלָּ֑קֶשׁha.La.keshH3954; and, lo, it was the lattergrowthלֶ֔קֶשׁLe.keshH3954afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428mowingsגִּזֵּ֥יgi.ZeiH1488.

2And it came to pass, that when they hadstoppedכִּלָּה֙ki.LahH3615eatingלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398thegrassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, then Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,forgiveסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545, I beseech thee: by whom shallJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290ariseיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965? for he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162for this: It shall not be,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Thus hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069shownהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200to me: and, behold, theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069calledקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121tocontendלָרִ֥בla.RivH7378byfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784, and itdevouredוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398thegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415, and ateupוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398apartהַחֵֽלֶק׃ha.Che.lekH2506.

5Thensaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,ceaseחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308, I beseech thee: by whom shallJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290ariseיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965? for he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

6TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162for this: This also shall not be,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

7Thus heshowedהִרְאַ֔נִיhir.'A.niH7200me: and, behold, theLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136stoodנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324upon awallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346made by aplumblineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594, with aplumblineאֲנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH594in hishandוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, whatseestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, Aplumblineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594. Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, Behold, I willsetשָׂ֤םsamH7760aplumblineאֲנָךְ֙'a.noKhH594in themidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I will notagainאוֹסִ֥יף'o.SifH3254passbyעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674them any more:

9And the highplacesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116ofIsaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446shall bedesolateוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074, and thesanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be laidwasteיֶחֱרָ֑בוּye.che.Ra.vuH2717; and I willriseוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965against thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.

10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBethelH1008sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Amosעָמ֗וֹסa.MosH5986hathconspiredקָשַׁ֨רka.SharH7194against thee in themidstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is notableתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201tobearלְהָכִ֖ילle.ha.KhilH3557all hiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

11For thusAmosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shalldieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallsurelyגָּלֹ֥הga.LohH1540be led awaycaptiveיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540out of their ownlandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127.

12AlsoAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, O thouseerחֹזֶ֕הcho.ZehH2374,goH3212, flee theeawayבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and thereeatוֶאֱכָל־ve.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, andprophesyתִּנָּבֵֽא׃ti.na.Ve'H5012there:

13Butprophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012notagainתוֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254any more atBethelH1008: for it is theking’sמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720, and it is theking’sמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467courtוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

14Thenansweredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Amosעָמוֹס֙'a.mOsH5986, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔ה'a.matz.YahH558, I was noprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030, neither was I aprophet’sנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030sonבֶן־ven-H1121; but I was anherdmanבוֹקֵ֥רvo.KerH951, and agathererוּבוֹלֵ֥סu.vo.LesH1103of sycamorefruitשִׁקְמִֽים׃shik.MimH8256:

15And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niH3947me as Ifollowedמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,GoH3212,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012to mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Now thereforehearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thou thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: Thousayestאֹמֵ֗ר'o.MerH559,Prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012not againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, anddropתַטִּ֖יףta.TifH5197not thy word against thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsaacיִשְׂחָֽק׃yis.ChakH3446.

17Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; Thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֞'ish.te.KhaH802shall be anharlotתִּזְנֶה֙tiz.NehH2181in thecityבָּעִ֤ירba.'IrH5892, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and thylandוְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ve.'ad.ma.te.KhaH127shall bedividedתְּחֻלָּ֑קte.chu.LakH2505bylineבַּחֶ֣בֶלba.Che.velH2256; and thou shaltdieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191inH5921apollutedטְמֵאָה֙te.me.'AhH2931landאֲדָמָ֤ה'a.da.MahH127: andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallsurelyגָּלֹ֥הga.LohH1540go from hislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס'ad.ma.ToH127intocaptivityיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540.

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