Amos 3

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שִׁמְע֞וּhear אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֣רthe word הַזֶּ֗הthe this אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich דִּבֶּ֧רhe has spoken יְהוָ֛הYahweh עֲלֵיכֶ֖םon you בְּנֵ֣יO people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael עַ֚לon כָּל־all הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הthe clan אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich הֶעֱלֵ֛יתִיI brought up מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

רַ֚קonly אֶתְכֶ֣םobj. you יָדַ֔עְתִּיI have known מִכֹּ֖לfrom all מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתthe clans of הָאֲדָמָ֑הthe earth עַל־there-כֵּן֙-fore אֶפְקֹ֣דI will visit עֲלֵיכֶ֔םon you אֵ֖תobj.כָּל־all עֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃iniquities your

הֲיֵלְכ֥וּ¿ do they walk שְׁנַ֖יִםtwo people יַחְדָּ֑וtogether בִּלְתִּ֖יexcept אִם־if נוֹעָֽדוּ׃they have met by appointment

הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג¿ does it roar אַרְיֵה֙a lion בַּיַּ֔עַרin the forest וְטֶ֖רֶףand prey אֵ֣יןnotל֑וֹbelongs to itהֲיִתֵּ֨ן¿ does it give forth כְּפִ֤ירa young lion קוֹלוֹ֙voice its מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹfrom den its בִּלְתִּ֖יexcept אִם־if לָכָֽד׃it has caught something

הֲתִפֹּ֤ל¿ does it fall צִפּוֹר֙a bird עַל־on פַּ֣חthe bird-trap of הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁand is a snare אֵ֣יןthere notלָ֑הּfor itהֲיַֽעֲלֶה־¿ does it go up פַּח֙a bird-trap מִן־from הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe ground וְלָכ֖וֹדand surely catch לֹ֥אnot יִלְכּֽוֹד׃it catches something

אִם־if?יִתָּקַ֤עis it blown שׁוֹפָר֙a trumpet בְּעִ֔ירin a city וְעָ֖םand the people לֹ֣אnot יֶחֱרָ֑דוּthey tremble אִם־or?תִּהְיֶ֤הis it רָעָה֙calamity בְּעִ֔ירin a city וַיהוָ֖הand Yahweh לֹ֥אnot עָשָֽׂה׃he has done it

כִּ֣יfor לֹ֧אnot יַעֲשֶׂ֛הhe does אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִ֖הYahweh דָּבָ֑רanything כִּ֚יthat אִם־except גָּלָ֣הhe has revealed סוֹד֔וֹsecret counsel his אֶל־to עֲבָדָ֖יוservants his הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃the prophets

אַרְיֵ֥הa lion שָׁאָ֖גit has roared מִ֣יwho?לֹ֣אnot יִירָ֑אwill he be afraid אֲדֹנָ֤יthe Lord יְהוִה֙Yahweh דִּבֶּ֔רhe has spoken מִ֖יwho?לֹ֥אnot יִנָּבֵֽא׃will he prophesy

הַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙proclaim עַל־to אַרְמְנ֣וֹתthe fortresses בְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדin Ashdod וְעַֽל־and to אַרְמְנ֖וֹתthe fortresses בְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land of מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt וְאִמְר֗וּand say הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙gather yourselves עַל־on הָרֵ֣יthe mountains of שֹׁמְר֔וֹןSamaria וּרְא֞וּand see מְהוּמֹ֤תdisturbances רַבּוֹת֙great בְּתוֹכָ֔הּin the midst of it וַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםand oppressions בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃in midst its

וְלֹֽא־and not יָדְע֥וּthey know עֲשׂוֹת־to do נְכֹחָ֖הstraightforwardness נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh הָאֽוֹצְרִ֛יםthose who store up חָמָ֥סviolence וָשֹׁ֖דand devastation בְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פin fortresses their

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says אֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lord יְהוִ֔הYahweh צַ֖רan opponent וּסְבִ֣יבand around הָאָ֑רֶץthe land וְהוֹרִ֤דand he will bring down מִמֵּךְ֙from you עֻזֵּ֔ךְstrength your וְנָבֹ֖זּוּand they will be plundered אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃fortresses your

שִׁמְע֥וּhear וְהָעִ֖ידוּand warn בְּבֵ֣יתin the house of יַֽעֲקֹ֑בJacob נְאֻם־the utterance of אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִ֖הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God of הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃the hosts

כִּ֗יthat בְּי֛וֹםon the day פָּקְדִ֥יvisit I פִשְׁעֵֽי־the transgressions of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael עָלָ֑יוon it וּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙and I will visit them עַל־on מִזְבְּח֣וֹתthe altars of בֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֔ל-el וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙and they will be cut off קַרְנ֣וֹתthe horns of הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altar וְנָפְל֖וּand they will fall לָאָֽרֶץ׃to the ground

וְהִכֵּיתִ֥יand I will strike בֵית־the house of הַחֹ֖רֶףthe winter עַל־to בֵּ֣יתthe house of הַקָּ֑יִץthe summer וְאָבְד֞וּand they will perish בָּתֵּ֣יthe houses of הַשֵּׁ֗ןthe ivory וְסָפ֛וּand people will snatch away בָּתִּ֥יםhouses רַבִּ֖יםgreat נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

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