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Amos 8

1Thus hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069shownהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200to me: and behold abasketכְּל֥וּבke.LuvH3619of summerfruitקָֽיִץ׃Ka.yitzH7019.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986, whatseestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, Abasketכְּל֣וּבke.LuvH3619of summerfruitקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019. Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to me, Theendהַקֵּץ֙ha.KetzH7093iscomeבָּ֤אba'H935upon mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I will notagainאוֹסִ֥יף'o.SifH3254passעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674by them any more.

3And thesongsשִׁיר֤וֹתshi.RotH7892of thetempleהֵיכָל֙hei.KhalH1964shall bewailingוְהֵילִ֜ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069: there shall bemanyרַ֣בravH7227deadbodiesהַפֶּ֔גֶרha.Pe.gerH6297in everyplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725; they shall cast themforthהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993withsilenceהָֽס׃ פHasH2013.

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, O ye that swallowupהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602theneedyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34, even tomakeH7673thepoorעֲנִיֵּיan.vei-H6041 H6035of thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776tofailH7673,

5Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, When will the newmoonהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320begoneיַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.VorH5674, that we maysellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666grainשֶּׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7668? and thesabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676, that we may setforthוְנִפְתְּחָה־ve.nif.te.chah-H6605wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250, making theephahאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374smallלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994, and theshekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255greatוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431, andfalsifyingוּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.VetH5791thebalancesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976bydeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820?

6That we maybuyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069thepoorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800forsilverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701, and theneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair ofshoesנַעֲלָ֑יִםna.'a.La.yimH5275; and evensellנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666therefuseוּמַפַּ֥לu.ma.PalH4651of thewheatבַּ֖רbarH1250?

7TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650by theexcellencyבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, Surely I willneverלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911any of theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.

8Shall not thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleתִרְגַּ֣זtir.GazH7264for this, and every onemournוְאָבַ֖לve.'a.ValH56thatdwellethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in it? and it shall riseupוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927wholly as ariverH2975; and it shall be castoutוְנִגְרְשָׁ֥הve.nig.re.ShahH1644anddrownedוְנִשְׁקְעָ֖הve.nish.kahH8257 H8248, as by theriverH216ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shall come to pass in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, that I will cause thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121to godownוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and I willdarkenוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יve.ha.cha.shakh.TiH2821theearthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776in theclearאֽוֹר׃'orH216dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117:

10And I willturnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015yourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םcha.gei.KhemH2282intomourningלְאֵ֗בֶלle.'E.velH60, and all yoursongsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shi.rei.KhemH7892intolamentationלְקִינָ֔הle.ki.NahH7015; and I will bringupוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927sackclothשָׂ֔קSakH8242upon allloinsמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975, andbaldnessקָרְחָ֑הka.re.ChahH7144upon everyheadרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218; and I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it as themourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלke.'E.velH60of anonlyיָחִ֔ידya.ChidH3173son, and theendוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it as abitterמָֽר׃MarH4751dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

11Behold, thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, that I willsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, not afamineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458ofbreadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899, nor athirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772forwaterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325, but ofhearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

12And they shallwanderוְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'UH5128fromseaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toseaיָ֔םYamH3220, and from thenorthוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828even to theeastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217, they shall run to andfroיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּye.sho.TuH7751toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and shall notfindיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672it .

13In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thefairהַיָּפ֛וֹתhai.ya.FotH3303virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330and youngmenוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970faintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968forthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

14They thatswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by thesinבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbe.'ash.MatH819ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Thygodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, ODanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,livethחֵ֤יcheiH2416; and, Themannerדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofBeershebaH884livethוְחֵ֖יve.CheiH2416; even they shallfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307, and neverriseיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965again.

Commentaries on Amos 8

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