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Amos 8

Hebrew14 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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כֹּ֥הthusהִרְאַ֖נִיhe showed meאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֑הYahwehוְהִנֵּ֖הand there!כְּל֥וּבa basket ofקָֽיִץ׃summer fruit
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidמָֽה־what?אַתָּ֤הare youרֹאֶה֙seeingעָמ֔וֹסO Amosוָאֹמַ֖רand I saidכְּל֣וּבa basket ofקָ֑יִץsummer fruitוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלַ֗יto meבָּ֤אit has comeהַקֵּץ֙the endאֶל־toעַמִּ֣יpeople myיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלֹא־notאוֹסִ֥יףI will repeatע֖וֹדagainעֲב֥וֹרto pass byלֽוֹ׃to it
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וְהֵילִ֜ילוּand they will wailשִׁיר֤וֹתsongs ofהֵיכָל֙the templeבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֑הYahwehרַ֣בmanyהַפֶּ֔גֶרthe corpsesבְּכָל־in everyמָק֖וֹםplaceהִשְׁלִ֥יךְsomeone will throwהָֽס׃ פhush!
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שִׁמְעוּ־hearזֹ֕אתthisהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםO those who trample onאֶבְי֑וֹןthe needyוְלַשְׁבִּ֖יתand to put an end toעֲנִיֵּיthe afflicted people ofאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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לֵאמֹ֗רto sayingמָתַ֞יwhen?יַעֲבֹ֤רwill it passהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙the new moonוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהso we may sell grainשֶּׁ֔בֶרgrainוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תand the sabbathוְנִפְתְּחָה־so we may openבָּ֑רgrainלְהַקְטִ֤יןto make smallאֵיפָה֙an ephahוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילand to make greatשֶׁ֔קֶלa shekelוּלְעַוֵּ֖תand to falsifyמֹאזְנֵ֥יbalances ofמִרְמָֽה׃deceit
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לִקְנ֤וֹתto buyבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙for the silverדַּלִּ֔יםpoor peopleוְאֶבְי֖וֹןand the needyבַּעֲב֣וּרforsake ofנַעֲלָ֑יִםa pair of sandalsוּמַפַּ֥לand refuse ofבַּ֖רgrainנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃we will sell grain
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נִשְׁבַּ֥עhe has swornיְהוָ֖הYahwehבִּגְא֣וֹןby the pride ofיַעֲקֹ֑בJacobאִם־ifאֶשְׁכַּ֥חI will forgetלָנֶ֖צַחto perpetuityכָּל־allמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃deeds their
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הַ֤עַל¿ onזֹאת֙thisלֹֽא־notתִרְגַּ֣זwill it trembleהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְאָבַ֖לand he will mournכָּל־everyיוֹשֵׁ֣בone who dwellsבָּ֑הּin itוְעָלְתָ֤הand it will riseכָאֹר֙like the lightכֻּלָּ֔הּall of itוְנִגְרְשָׁ֥הand it will be tossedוְנִשְׁקְעָ֖הand it will sinkכִּיא֥וֹרlike the Riverמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סof Egypt
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וְהָיָ֣ה׀and it will beבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatנְאֻם֙the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יand I will cause to goהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁthe sunבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםat the noonsוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יand I will make darkלָאָ֖רֶץto the earthבְּי֥וֹםin a day ofאֽוֹר׃light
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וְהָפַכְתִּ֨יand I will turnחַגֵּיכֶ֜םfeasts yourלְאֵ֗בֶלinto mourningוְכָל־and allשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙songs yourלְקִינָ֔הinto lamentationוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יand I will bring upעַל־onכָּל־allמָתְנַ֙יִם֙loinsשָׂ֔קsackclothוְעַל־and onכָּל־everyרֹ֖אשׁheadקָרְחָ֑הbaldnessוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙and I will make itכְּאֵ֣בֶלlike the mourning ofיָחִ֔ידan only sonוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּand end itsכְּי֥וֹםwill be like a dayמָֽר׃bitter
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הִנֵּ֣ה׀here!יָמִ֣יםdaysבָּאִ֗יםare comingנְאֻם֙the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יand I will sendרָעָ֖בa famineבָּאָ֑רֶץin the landלֹֽא־notרָעָ֤בa famineלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙for the breadוְלֹֽא־and notצָמָ֣אa thirstלַמַּ֔יִםfor the waterכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptלִשְׁמֹ֔עַfor hearingאֵ֖תobj.דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְנָעוּ֙and people will staggerמִיָּ֣םfrom seaעַד־toיָ֔םseaוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןand from the northוְעַד־and toמִזְרָ֑חthe eastיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּthey will rove aboutלְבַקֵּ֥שׁto seekאֶת־obj.דְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְלֹ֥אand notיִמְצָֽאוּ׃they will find it
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בַּיּ֨וֹםin the dayהַה֜וּאthe thatתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהthey will become faintהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תthe virginsהַיָּפ֛וֹתthe beautifulוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםand the young menבַּצָּמָֽא׃by the thirst
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הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙those who swearבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תby the guilt ofשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaוְאָמְר֗וּand they will sayחֵ֤יby the life ofאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙gods yourדָּ֔ןO Danוְחֵ֖יand by the lifeדֶּ֣רֶךְof the way ofבְּאֵֽר־Beerשָׁ֑בַעShebaוְנָפְל֖וּand they will fallוְלֹא־and notיָק֥וּמוּthey will riseעֽוֹד׃ סagain

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