Amos 1 1. The words <1697 dabar > of Amos <5986 , who <0834 >aher > was among the herdmen <5349 noqed > of Tekoa <8620 T@qowa< >, which <0834 >aher > he saw <2372 chazah > concerning <5921 Israel <3478 Yisra>el > in the days <3117 yowm > of Uzziah <5818 king <4428 melek > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, and in the days <3117 yowm > of Jeroboam <3379 Yarob the son <1121 ben > of Joash <3101 Yow>ash > king <4428 melek > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, two years <8141 shaneh > before <6440 paniym > the earthquake <7494 ra. 2 And he said <0559 >amar >, The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > will roar <7580 sha>ag > from Zion <6726 Tsiyown >, and utter <5414 nathan > his voice <6963 qowl > from Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >; and the habitations <4999 na>ah > of the shepherds <7462 ra shall mourn <56>, and the top <7218 ro>sh > of Carmel <3760 Karmel > shall wither <3001 yabesh >. 3. Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Damascus <1834 Dammeseq >, and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 they have threshed <1758 duwsh > Gilead <1568 Gil with threshing <2742 charuwts > instruments of iron <1270 barzel >: 4 But I will send <7971 shalach > a fire <0784 >esh > into the house <1004 bayith > of Hazael <2371 Chaza>el >, which shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > of Benhadad <1130 Ben-Hadad >. 5 I will break <7665 shabar > also the bar <1280 b@riyach > of Damascus <1834 Dammeseq >, and cut <3772 karath > off the inhabitant <3427 yashab > from the plain <1237 biq of Aven <0206 >Aven >, and him that holdeth <8551 tamak > the sceptre <7626 shebet > from the house <1004 bayith > of Eden <5731 : and the people <5971 of Syria <0758 >Aram > shall go into captivity <1540 galah > unto Kir <7024 Qiyr >, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 6 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Gaza <5804 , and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 they carried <1540 galah > away captive <1540 galah > the whole <8003 shalem > captivity <1546 galuwth >, to deliver <5462 cagar > [them] up to Edom <0123 >Edom >: 7 But I will send <7971 shalach > a fire <0784 >esh > on the wall <2346 chowmah > of Gaza <5804 , which shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > thereof: 8 And I will cut <3772 karath > off the inhabitant <3427 yashab > from Ashdod <0795 >Ashdowd >, and him that holdeth <8551 tamak > the sceptre <7626 shebet > from Ashkelon <0831 >Ashq@lown >, and I will turn <7725 shuwb > mine hand <3027 yad > against <5921 Ekron <6138 : and the remnant <7611 sh@>eriyth > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > shall perish <6>, saith <0559 >amar > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >. 9 Thus saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Tyrus <6865 Tsor >, and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 they delivered <5462 cagar > up the whole <8003 shalem > captivity <1546 galuwth > to Edom <0123 >Edom >, and remembered <2142 zakar > not the brotherly covenant <1285 b@riyth >: 10 But I will send <7971 shalach > a fire <0784 >esh > on the wall <2346 chowmah > of Tyrus <6865 Tsor >, which shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > thereof. 11 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Edom <0123 >Edom >, and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 he did pursue <7291 radaph > his brother <0251 >ach > with the sword <2719 chereb >, and did cast <7843 shachath > off all pity <7356 racham >, and his anger <0639 >aph > did tear <2963 taraph > perpetually <5703 , and he kept <8104 shamar > his wrath <5678 for ever <5331 netsach >: 12 But I will send <7971 shalach > a fire <0784 >esh > upon Teman <8487 Teyman >, which shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > of Bozrah <1224 Botsrah >. 13 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 , and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 they have ripped <1234 baqa< > up the women with child <2030 hareh > of Gilead <1568 Gil, that they might enlarge <7337 rachab > their border <1366 g@buwl >: 14 But I will kindle <3341 yatsath > a fire <0784 >esh > in the wall <2346 chowmah > of Rabbah <7237 Rabbah >, and it shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > thereof, with shouting <8643 t@ruw in the day <3117 yowm > of battle <4421 milchamah >, with a tempest <5591 ca in the day <3117 yowm > of the whirlwind <5492 cuwphah >: 15 And their king <4428 melek > shall go <1980 halak > into captivity <1473 gowlah >, he and his princes <8269 sar > together <3162 yachad >, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. Amos 2 1. Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 he burned <8313 saraph > the bones <6106 of the king <4428 melek > of Edom <0123 >Edom > into lime <7875 siyd >: 2 But I will send <7971 shalach > a fire <0784 >esh > upon Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and it shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > of Kerioth <7152>: and Moab <4124 Mow>ab > shall die <4191 muwth > with tumult <7588 sha>own >, with shouting <8643 t@ruw, [and] with the sound <6963 qowl > of the trumpet <7782 showphar >: 3 And I will cut <3772 karath > off the judge <8199 shaphat > from the midst <7130 qereb > thereof, and will slay <2026 harag > all <3605 kol > the princes <8269 sar > thereof with him, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 4 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 they have despised <3988 ma>ac > the law <8451 towrah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and have not kept <8104 shamar > his commandments <2706 choq >, and their lies <3576 kazab > caused them to err <8582 ta, after <0310 >achar > the which <0834 >aher > their fathers <1> have walked <1980 halak >: 5 But I will send <7971 shalach > a fire <0784 >esh > upon Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, and it shall devour <0398 >akal > the palaces <0759 >armown > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >. 6 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; For three <7969 shalowsh > transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and for four <0702 >arba< >, I will not turn <7725 shuwb > away [the punishment] thereof; because <5921 they sold <4376 makar > the righteous <6662 tsaddiyq > for silver <3701 keceph >, and the poor <34> for a pair of shoes <5275 na; 7 That pant <7602 sha>aph > after <5921 the dust <6083 of the earth <0776 >erets > on the head <7218 ro>sh > of the poor <1800 dal >, and turn <5186 natah > aside <5186 natah > the way <1870 derek > of the meek <6035 : and a man <0376 >iysh > and his father <2> will go <3212 yalak > in unto the [same] maid <5291 na, to profane <2490 chalal > my holy <6944 qodesh > name <8034 shem >: 8 And they lay <5186 natah > [themselves] down upon clothes <0899 beged > laid to pledge <2254 chabal > by every <3605 kol > altar <4196 mizbeach >, and they drink <8354 shathah > the wine <3196 yayin > of the condemned <6064 [in] the house <1004 bayith > of their god <0430 >elohiym >. 9. Yet destroyed <8045 shamad > I the Amorite <0567 >Emoriy > before <6440 paniym > them, whose <0834 >aher > height <1363 gobahh > [was] like the height <1363 gobahh > of the cedars <0730 >erez >, and he [was] strong <2364 Chuwshah > as the oaks <0437 >allown >; yet I destroyed <8045 shamad > his fruit <6529 p@riy > from above <4605 ma, and his roots <8328 sheresh > from beneath <8478 tachath >. 10 Also I brought <5927 you up from the land <0776 >erets > of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, and led <3212 yalak > you forty <0705 >arba years <8141 shaneh > through the wilderness <4057 midbar >, to possess <3423 yarash > the land <0776 >erets > of the Amorite <0567 >Emoriy >. 11 And I raised <6965 quwm > up of your sons <1121 ben > for prophets <5030 nabiy> >, and of your young <0970 bachuwr > men for Nazarites <5139 naziyr >. [Is it] not even <0637 >aph > thus <2063 zo>th >, O ye children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >? saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 12 But ye gave the Nazarites <5139 naziyr > wine <3196 yayin > to drink <8248 shaqah >; and commanded <6680 tsavah > the prophets <5030 nabiy> >, saying <0559 >amar >, Prophesy <5012 naba> > not. 13 Behold <2009 hinneh >, I am pressed <5781 under <8478 tachath > you, as a cart <5699 is pressed <5781 [that is] full <4392 male> > of sheaves <5995 . 14 Therefore the flight <4498 manowc > shall perish <6> from the swift <7031 qal >, and the strong <2389 chazaq > shall not strengthen <0553 >amats > his force <3581 koach >, neither <3808 lo> > shall the mighty <1368 gibbowr > deliver <4422 malat > himself <5315 nephesh >: 15 Neither <3808 lo> > shall he stand <5975 that handleth <8610 taphas > the bow <7198 qesheth >; and [he that is] swift <7031 qal > of foot <7272 regel > shall not deliver <4422 malat > [himself <5315 nephesh >]: neither <3808 lo> > shall he that rideth <7392 rakab > the horse <5483 cuwc > deliver <4422 malat > himself <5315 nephesh >. 16 And [he that is] courageous among the mighty <1368 gibbowr > shall flee <5127 nuwc > away naked <6174 in that day <3117 yowm >, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. Amos 3 1. Hear <8085 shama< > this <2088 zeh > word <1697 dabar > that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath spoken <1696 dabar > against <5921 you, O children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, against <5921 the whole <3605 kol > family <4940 mishpachah > which <0834 >aher > I brought <5927 up from the land <0776 >erets > of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, saying <0559 >amar >, 2 You only <7535 raq > have I known <3045 yada< > of all <3605 kol > the families <4940 mishpachah > of the earth <0127 >adamah >: therefore I will punish <6485 paqad > you for all <3605 kol > your iniquities <5771 . 3 Can two <8147 sh@nayim > walk <3212 yalak > together <3162 yachad >, except <1115 biltiy > they be agreed <3259 ya? 4 Will a lion <0738 >ariy > roar <7580 sha>ag > in the forest <3293 ya, when he hath no <0369 >ayin > prey <2964 tereph >? will a young <3715 k@phiyr > lion <3715 k@phiyr > cry out of his den <4585 m@, if <0518 >im > he have taken <3920 lakad > nothing <1115 biltiy >? 5 Can a bird <6833 tsippowr > fall <5307 naphal > in a snare <6341 pach > upon the earth <0776 >erets >, where no <0369 >ayin > gin <4170 mowqesh > [is] for him? shall [one] take <5927 up a snare <6341 pach > from the earth <0127 >adamah >, and have taken <3947 laqach > nothing <3808 lo> > at all? 6 Shall a trumpet <7782 showphar > be blown <8628 taqa< > in the city <5892 , and the people <5971 not be afraid <2729 charad >? shall there be evil <7451 ra< > in a city <5892 , and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath not done <6213 [it]? 7 Surely <3588 kiy > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > will do <6213 nothing, but he revealeth <1540 galah > his secret <5475 cowd > unto his servants <5650 the prophets <5030 nabiy> >. 8 The lion <0738 >ariy > hath roared <7580 sha>ag >, who <4310 miy > will not fear <3372 yare> >? the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > hath spoken <1696 dabar >, who <4310 miy > can but prophesy <5012 naba> >? 9. Publish <8085 shama< > in the palaces <0759 >armown > at Ashdod <0795 >Ashdowd >, and in the palaces <0759 >armown > in the land <0776 >erets > of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, and say <0559 >amar >, Assemble <0622 >acaph > yourselves upon the mountains <2022 har > of Samaria <8111 Shom@rown >, and behold <7200 ra>ah > the great <7227 rab > tumults <4103 m@huwmah > in the midst <7130 qereb > thereof, and the oppressed <6217 in the midst <8432 tavek > thereof. 10 For they know <3045 yada< > not to do <6213 right <5229 n@kochah >, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, who store <0686 >atsar > up violence <2555 chamac > and robbery <7701 shod > in their palaces <0759 >armown >. 11 Therefore <3651 ken > thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >; An adversary <6862 tsar > [there shall be] even round <5439 cabiyb > about the land <0776 >erets >; and he shall bring <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > thy strength <5797 from thee, and thy palaces <0759 >armown > shall be spoiled <0962 bazaz >. 12 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; As the shepherd <7462 ra taketh <5337 natsal > out of the mouth <6310 peh > of the lion <0738 >ariy > two <8147 sh@nayim > legs <3767 kara< >, or <0176 >ow > a piece <0915 badal > of an ear <0241 >ozen >; so <3651 ken > shall the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > be taken <5337 natsal > out that dwell <3427 yashab > in Samaria <8111 Shom@rown > in the corner <6285 pe>ah > of a bed <4296 mittah >, and in Damascus <1834 Dammeseq > [in] a couch <6210 . 13 Hear <8085 shama< > ye, and testify <5749 in the house <1004 bayith > of Jacob <3290 Ya, saith <5001 na>am > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, the God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >, 14 That in the day <3117 yowm > that I shall visit <6485 paqad > the transgressions <6588 pesha< > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > upon him I will also visit <6485 paqad > the altars <4196 mizbeach > of Bethel <1008 Beyth->El >: and the horns <7161 qeren > of the altar <4196 mizbeach > shall be cut <1438 gada< > off, and fall <5307 naphal > to the ground <0776 >erets >. 15 And I will smite <5221 nakah > the winter <2779 choreph > house <1004 bayith > with the summer <7019 qayits > house <1004 bayith >; and the houses <1004 bayith > of ivory <8127 shen > shall perish <6>, and the great <7227 rab > houses <1004 bayith > shall have an end <5486 cuwph >, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. Amos 4 1. Hear <8085 shama< > this <2088 zeh > word <1697 dabar >, ye kine <6510 parah > of Bashan <1316 Bashan >, that [are] in the mountain <2022 har > of Samaria <8111 Shom@rown >, which oppress <6231 the poor <1800 dal >, which crush <7533 ratsats > the needy <34>, which say <0559 >amar > to their masters <0113 >adown >, Bring <0935 bow> >, and let us drink <8354 shathah >. 2 The Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > hath sworn <7650 shaba< > by his holiness <6944 qodesh >, that, lo <2009 hinneh >, the days <3117 yowm > shall come <0935 bow> > upon you, that he will take <5375 nasa> > you away with hooks <6793 tsinnah >, and your posterity <0319 >achariyth > with fishhooks. 3 And ye shall go <3318 yatsa> > out at the breaches <6556 perets >, every <0802 >ishshah > [cow at that which is] before <5084 nadan > her; and ye shall cast <7993 shalak > [them] into the palace <2038 harmown >, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 4 Come <0935 bow> > to Bethel <1008 Beyth->El >, and transgress <6586 pasha< >; at Gilgal <1537 Gilgal > multiply <7235 rabah > transgression <6588 pesha< >; and bring <0935 bow> > your sacrifices <2077 zebach > every morning <1242 boqer >, [and] your tithes <4643 ma after three <7969 shalowsh > years <3117 yowm >: 5 And offer <6999 qatar > a sacrifice of thanksgiving <8426 towdah > with leaven <2557 chametz >, and proclaim <7121 qara> > [and] publish <8085 shama< > the free <5071 n@dabah > offerings: for this <3651 ken > liketh <0157 >ahab > you, O ye children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, saith <5001 na>am > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >. 6. And I also <1571 gam > have given <5414 nathan > you cleanness <5356 niqqayown > of teeth <8127 shen > in all <3605 kol > your cities <5892 , and want <2640 chocer > of bread <3899 lechem > in all <3605 kol > your places <4725 maqowm >: yet have ye not returned <7725 shuwb > unto me, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 7 And also <1571 gam > I have withholden <4513 mana< > the rain <1653 geshem > from you, when [there were] yet <5750 three <7969 shalowsh > months <2320 chodesh > to the harvest <7105 qatsiyr >: and I caused it to rain <4305 matar > upon one <0259 >echad > city <5892 , and caused it not to rain <4305 matar > upon another <0259 >echad > city <5892 : one <0259 >echad > piece was rained <4305 matar > upon, and the piece whereupon it rained <4305 matar > not withered <3001 yabesh >. 8 So two <8147 sh@nayim > [or] three <7969 shalowsh > cities <5892 wandered <5128 nuwa< > unto one <0259 >echad > city <5892 , to drink <8354 shathah > water <4325 mayim >; but they were not satisfied <7646 saba< >: yet have ye not returned <7725 shuwb > unto me, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 9 I have smitten <5221 nakah > you with blasting <7711 sh@dephah > and mildew <3420 yeraqown >: when your gardens <1593 gannah > and your vineyards <3754 kerem > and your fig <8384 t@>en > trees and your olive <2132 zayith > trees increased <7235 rabah >, the palmerworm <1501 gazam > devoured <0398 >akal > [them]: yet have ye not returned <7725 shuwb > unto me, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 10 I have sent <7971 shalach > among you the pestilence <1698 deber > after the manner <1870 derek > of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >: your young <0970 bachuwr > men have I slain <2026 harag > with the sword <2719 chereb >, and have taken <7628 sh@biy > away <7628 sh@biy > your horses <5483 cuwc >; and I have made the stink <0889 b@>osh > of your camps <4264 machaneh > to come <5927 up unto your nostrils <0639 >aph >: yet have ye not returned <7725 shuwb > unto me, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 11 I have overthrown <2015 haphak > [some] of you, as God <0430 >elohiym > overthrew <4114 mahpekah > Sodom <5467 C@dom > and Gomorrah <6017 , and ye were as a firebrand <0181 >uwd > plucked <5337 natsal > out of the burning <8316 s@rephah >: yet have ye not returned <7725 shuwb > unto me, saith <5001 na>am > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 12 Therefore <3651 ken > thus <3541 koh > will I do <6213 unto thee, O Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: [and] because I will do <6213 this <2063 zo>th > unto thee, prepare <3559 kuwn > to meet <7125 qir>ah > thy God <0430 >elohiym >, O Israel <3478 Yisra>el >. 13 For, lo <2009 hinneh >, he that formeth <3335 yatsar > the mountains <2022 har >, and createth <1254 bara> > the wind <7307 ruwach >, and declareth <5046 nagad > unto man <0120 >adam > what <4100 mah > [is] his thought <7807 shach >, that maketh <6213 the morning <7837 shachar > darkness <5890 , and treadeth <1869 darak > upon the high <1116 bamah > places of the earth <0776 >erets >, The LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, The God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >, [is] his name <8034 shem >. Amos 5 1. Hear <8085 shama< > ye this <2088 zeh > word <1697 dabar > which <0834 >aher > I take <5375 nasa> > up against <5921 you, [even] a lamentation <7015 qiynah >, O house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >. 2 The virgin <1330 b@thuwlah > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > is fallen <5307 naphal >; she shall no <3808 lo> > more <5750 rise <6965 quwm >: she is forsaken <5203 natash > upon her land <0127 >adamah >; [there is] none <0369 >ayin > to raise <6965 quwm > her up. 3 For thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >; The city <5892 that went <3318 yatsa> > out [by] a thousand <0505 >eleph > shall leave <7604 sha>ar > an hundred <3967 me>ah >, and that which went <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > [by] an hundred <3967 me>ah > shall leave <7604 sha>ar > ten <6235 , to the house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >. 4. For thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > unto the house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, Seek <1875 darash > ye me, and ye shall live <2421 chayah >: 5 But seek <1875 darash > not Bethel <1008 Beyth->El >, nor <3808 lo> > enter <0935 bow> > into Gilgal <1537 Gilgal >, and pass <5674 not to Beersheba <0884 B@>er Sheba< >: for Gilgal <1537 Gilgal > shall surely go into captivity <1540 galah >, and Bethel <1008 Beyth->El > shall come <1961 hayah > to nought <0205 >aven >. 6 Seek <1875 darash > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and ye shall live <2421 chayah >; lest <6435 pen > he break <6743 tsalach > out like fire <0784 >esh > in the house <1004 bayith > of Joseph <3130 Yowceph >, and devour <0398 >akal > [it], and [there be] none <0369 >ayin > to quench <3518 kabah > [it] in Bethel <1008 Beyth->El >. 7 Ye who turn <2015 haphak > judgment <4941 mishpat > to wormwood <3939 la, and leave <3241 Yaniym > off righteousness <6666 ts@daqah > in the earth <0776 >erets >, 8 [Seek him] that maketh <6213 the seven <3598 Kiymah > stars <3598 Kiymah > and Orion <3685 K@ciyl >, and turneth <2015 haphak > the shadow <6757 tsalmaveth > of death <6757 tsalmaveth > into the morning <1242 boqer >, and maketh the day <3117 yowm > dark <2821 chashak > with night <3915 layil >: that calleth <7121 qara> > for the waters <4325 mayim > of the sea <3220 yam >, and poureth <8210 shaphak > them out upon the face <6440 paniym > of the earth <0776 >erets >: The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] his name <8034 shem >: 9 That strengtheneth <1082 balag > the spoiled <7701 shod > against <5921 the strong <5794 , so that the spoiled <7701 shod > shall come <0935 bow> > against <5921 the fortress <4013 mibtsar >. 10 They hate <8130 sane> > him that rebuketh <3198 yakach > in the gate <8179 sha, and they abhor <8581 ta him that speaketh <1696 dabar > uprightly <8549 tamiym >. 11 Forasmuch <3282 ya therefore <3651 ken > as your treading <1318 bashac > [is] upon the poor <1800 dal >, and ye take <3947 laqach > from him burdens <4864 mas>eth > of wheat <1250 bar >: ye have built <1129 banah > houses <1004 bayith > of hewn <1496 gaziyth > stone <1496 gaziyth >, but ye shall not dwell <3427 yashab > in them; ye have planted <5193 nata< > pleasant <2531 chemed > vineyards <3754 kerem >, but ye shall not drink <8354 shathah > wine <3196 yayin > of them. 12 For I know <3045 yada< > your manifold <7227 rab > transgressions <6588 pesha< > and your mighty <6099 sins <2403 chatta>ah >: they afflict <6887 tsarar > the just <6662 tsaddiyq >, they take <3947 laqach > a bribe <3724 kopher >, and they turn <5186 natah > aside <5186 natah > the poor <34> in the gate <8179 sha [from their right]. 13 Therefore <3651 ken > the prudent <7919 sakal > shall keep silence <1826 damam > in that time <6256 ; for it [is] an evil <7451 ra< > time <6256 . 14 Seek <1875 darash > good <2896 towb >, and not evil <7451 ra< >, that ye may live <2421 chayah >: and so <3651 ken > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, the God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >, shall be with you, as ye have spoken <0559 >amar >. 15 Hate <8130 sane> > the evil <7451 ra< >, and love <0157 >ahab > the good <2896 towb >, and establish <3322 yatsag > judgment <4941 mishpat > in the gate <8179 sha: it may be that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> > will be gracious <2587 channuwn > unto the remnant <7611 sh@>eriyth > of Joseph <3130 Yowceph >. 16. Therefore <3651 ken > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, the God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >, the Lord <0136 >Adonay >, saith <0559 >amar > thus <3541 koh >; Wailing <4553 micepd > [shall be] in all <3605 kol > streets <7339 r@chob >; and they shall say <0559 >amar > in all <3605 kol > the highways <2351 chuwts >, Alas <1930 how >! alas <1930 how >! and they shall call <7121 qara> > the husbandman <0406 >ikkar > to mourning <60>, and such as are skilful <3045 yada< > of lamentation <5092 n@hiy > to wailing <4553 micepd >. 17 And in all <3605 kol > vineyards <3754 kerem > [shall be] wailing <4553 micepd >: for I will pass <5674 through <7130 qereb > thee, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 18 Woe <1945 howy > unto you that desire <0183 >avah > the day <3117 yowm > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >! to what <4100 mah > end [is] it for you? the day <3117 yowm > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] darkness <2822 choshek >, and not light <0216 >owr >. 19 As if <0834 >aher > a man <0376 >iysh > did flee <5127 nuwc > from a lion <0738 >ariy >, and a bear <1677 dob > met <6293 paga< > him; or went <0935 bow> > into the house <1004 bayith >, and leaned <5564 camak > his hand <3027 yad > on <5921 the wall <7023 qiyr >, and a serpent <5175 nachash > bit <5391 nashak > him. 20 [Shall] not the day <3117 yowm > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [be] darkness <2822 choshek >, and not light <0216 >owr >? even very <0651 >aphel > dark <0651 >aphel >, and no <3808 lo> > brightness <5051 nogahh > in it? 21. I hate <8130 sane> >, I despise <3988 ma>ac > your feast <2282 chag > days, and I will not smell <7306 ruwach > in your solemn <6116 assemblies <6116 . 22 Though ye offer <5927 me burnt <5930 offerings and your meat offerings <4503 minchah >, I will not accept <7521 ratsah > [them]: neither <3808 lo> > will I regard <5027 nabat > the peace <8002 shelem > offerings of your fat <4806 m@riy> > beasts <4806 m@riy> >. 23 Take <5493 cuwr > thou away <5493 cuwr > from me the noise <1995 hamown > of thy songs <7892 shiyr >; for I will not hear <8085 shama< > the melody <2172 zimrah > of thy viols <5035 nebel >. 24 But let judgment <4941 mishpat > run <1556 galal > down as waters <4325 mayim >, and righteousness <6666 ts@daqah > as a mighty <0386 >eythan > stream <5158 nachal >. 25 Have ye offered <5066 nagash > unto me sacrifices <2077 zebach > and offerings <4503 minchah > in the wilderness <4057 midbar > forty <0705 >arba years <8141 shaneh >, O house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >? 26 But ye have borne <5375 nasa> > the tabernacle <5522 cikkuwth > of your Moloch <4432 Molek > and Chiun <3594 Kiyuwn > your images <6754 tselem >, the star <3556 kowkab > of your god <0430 >elohiym >, which <0834 >aher > ye made <6213 to yourselves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity <1540 galah > beyond <1973 hal@ah > Damascus <1834 Dammeseq >, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, whose name <8034 shem > [is] The God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >. Amos 6 1. Woe <1945 howy > to them [that are] at ease <7600 sha>anan > in Zion <6726 Tsiyown >, and trust <0982 batach > in the mountain <2022 har > of Samaria <8111 Shom@rown >, [which are] named <5344 naqab > chief <7225 re>shiyth > of the nations <1471 gowy >, to whom <1992 hem > the house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > came <0935 bow> >! 2 Pass <5674 ye unto Calneh <3641 Kalneh >, and see <7200 ra>ah >; and from thence <8033 sham > go <3212 yalak > ye to Hamath <2579 Chamath Rabbah > the great <7227 rab >: then go <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to Gath <1661 Gath > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >: [be they] better <2896 towb > than <4480 min > these <0428 >el-leh > kingdoms <4467 mamlakah >? or their border <1366 g@buwl > greater <7227 rab > than your border <1366 g@buwl >? 3 Ye that put far away <5077 nadah > the evil <7451 ra< > day <3117 yowm >, and cause the seat <7675 shebeth > of violence <2555 chamac > to come <5066 nagash > near <5066 nagash >; 4 That lie <7901 shakab > upon beds <4296 mittah > of ivory <8127 shen >, and stretch <5628 carach > themselves upon their couches <6210 , and eat <0398 >akal > the lambs <3733 kar > out of the flock <6629 tso>n >, and the calves <5695 out of the midst <8432 tavek > of the stall <4770 marbeq >; 5 That chant <6527 parat > to the sound <6310 peh > of the viol <5035 nebel >, [and] invent <2803 chashab > to themselves <1992 hem > instruments <3627 k@liy > of musick <7892 shiyr >, like David <1732 David >; 6 That drink <8354 shathah > wine <3196 yayin > in bowls <4219 mizraq >, and anoint <4886 mashach > themselves with the chief <7225 re>shiyth > ointments <8081 shemen >: but they are not grieved <2470 chalah > for the affliction <7667 sheber > of Joseph <3130 Yowceph >. 7 Therefore <3651 ken > now <6258 shall they go captive <1540 galah > with the first <7218 ro>sh > that go captive <1540 galah >, and the banquet <4797 mirzach > of them that stretched <5628 carach > themselves shall be removed <5493 cuwr >. 8. The Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > hath sworn <7650 shaba< > by himself <5315 nephesh >, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > the God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >, I abhor <8374 ta>ab > the excellency <1347 ga>own > of Jacob <3290 Ya, and hate <8130 sane> > his palaces <0759 >armown >: therefore will I deliver <5462 cagar > up the city <5892 with all <4393 m@lo> > that is therein <4393 m@lo> >. 9 And it shall come <1961 hayah > to pass, if <0518 >im > there remain <3498 yathar > ten <6235 men <0582 >enowsh > in one <0259 >echad > house <1004 bayith >, that they shall die <4191 muwth >. 10 And a man's uncle <1730 dowd > shall take <5375 nasa> > him up, and he that burneth <5635 caraph > him, to bring <3318 yatsa> > out the bones <6106 out of the house <1004 bayith >, and shall say <0559 >amar > unto him that [is] by the sides <3411 y@rekah > of the house <1004 bayith >, [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and he shall say <0559 >amar >, No <0657 >ephec >. Then shall he say <0559 >amar >, Hold <2013 hacah > thy tongue <2013 hacah >: for we may not make mention <2142 zakar > of the name <8034 shem > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 11 For, behold <2009 hinneh >, the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > commandeth <6680 tsavah >, and he will smite <5221 nakah > the great <1419 gadowl > house <1004 bayith > with breaches <7447 raciyc >, and the little <6996 qatan > house <1004 bayith > with clefts <1233 b@qiya< >. 12 Shall horses <5483 cuwc > run <7323 ruwts > upon the rock <5558 celeph >? will [one] plow <2790 charash > [there] with oxen <1241 baqar >? for ye have turned <2015 haphak > judgment <4941 mishpat > into gall <7219 ro>sh >, and the fruit <6529 p@riy > of righteousness <6666 ts@daqah > into hemlock <3939 la: 13 Ye which rejoice <8055 samach > in a thing <1697 dabar > of nought, which say <0559 >amar >, Have we not taken <3947 laqach > to us horns <7161 qeren > by our own strength <2392 chozeq >? 14 But, behold <2005 hen >, I will raise <6965 quwm > up against <5921 you a nation <1471 gowy >, O house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > the God <0430 >elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >; and they shall afflict <3905 lachats > you from the entering <0935 bow> > in of Hemath <2574 Chamath > unto the river <5158 nachal > of the wilderness <6166 . Amos 7 1. Thus <3541 koh > hath the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > shewed <7200 ra>ah > unto me; and, behold <2009 hinneh >, he formed <3335 yatsar > grasshoppers <1462 gowb > in the beginning <8462 t@chillah > of the shooting <5927 up of the latter <3954 leqesh > growth <3954 leqesh >; and, lo <2009 hinneh >, [it was] the latter <3954 leqesh > growth <3954 leqesh > after <0310 >achar > the king's <4428 melek > mowings <1488 gez >. 2 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, [that] when <0518 >im > they had made an end <3615 kalah > of eating <0398 >akal > the grass <6212 of the land <0776 >erets >, then I said <0559 >amar >, O Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, forgive <5545 calach >, I beseech <4994 na> > thee: by whom <4310 miy > shall Jacob <3290 Ya arise <6965 quwm >? for he [is] small <6996 qatan >. 3 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > repented <5162 nacham > for this <2063 zo>th >: It shall not be, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 4 Thus <3541 koh > hath the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > shewed <7200 ra>ah > unto me: and, behold <2009 hinneh >, the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > called <7121 qara> > to contend <7678 Shabb@thay > by fire <0784 >esh >, and it devoured <0398 >akal > the great <7227 rab > deep <8415 t@howm >, and did eat <0398 >akal > up a part <2506 cheleq >. 5 Then said <0559 >amar > I, O Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, cease <2308 chadal >, I beseech <4994 na> > thee: by whom <4310 miy > shall Jacob <3290 Ya arise <6965 quwm >? for he [is] small <6996 qatan >. 6 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > repented <5162 nacham > for this <2063 zo>th >: This <1931 huw> > also shall not be, saith <0559 >amar > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >. 7 Thus <3541 koh > he shewed <7200 ra>ah > me: and, behold <2009 hinneh >, the Lord <0136 >Adonay > stood <5324 natsab > upon a wall <2346 chowmah > [made] by a plumbline <0594 >anak >, with a plumbline <0594 >anak > in his hand <3027 yad >. 8 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto me, Amos <5986 , what <4100 mah > seest <7200 ra>ah > thou? And I said <0559 >amar >, A plumbline <0594 >anak >. Then said <0559 >amar > the Lord <0136 >Adonay >, Behold <2005 hen >, I will set <7760 suwm > a plumbline <0594 >anak > in the midst <7130 qereb > of my people <5971 Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: I will not again <3254 yacaph > pass <5674 by them any more <5750 : 9 And the high <1116 bamah > places of Isaac <3446 Yischaq > shall be desolate <8074 shamem >, and the sanctuaries <4720 miqdash > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > shall be laid waste <2717 charab >; and I will rise <6965 quwm > against <5921 the house <1004 bayith > of Jeroboam <3379 Yarob with the sword <2719 chereb >. 10. Then Amaziah <0558 >Amatsyah > the priest <3548 kohen > of Bethel <1008 Beyth->El > sent <7971 shalach > to Jeroboam <3379 Yarob king <4428 melek > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, saying <0559 >amar >, Amos <5986 hath conspired <7194 qashar > against <5921 thee in the midst <7130 qereb > of the house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: the land <0776 >erets > is not able <3201 yakol > to bear <3557 kuwl > all <3605 kol > his words <1697 dabar >. 11 For thus <3541 koh > Amos <5986 saith <0559 >amar >, Jeroboam <3379 Yarob shall die <4191 muwth > by the sword <2719 chereb >, and Israel <3478 Yisra>el > shall surely be led away captive <1540 galah > out of their own land <0127 >adamah >. 12 Also Amaziah <0558 >Amatsyah > said <0559 >amar > unto Amos <5986 , O thou seer <2374 chozeh >, go <3212 yalak >, flee <1272 barach > thee away into <0413 >el > the land <0776 >erets > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, and there <8033 sham > eat <0398 >akal > bread <3899 lechem >, and prophesy <5012 naba> > there <8033 sham >: 13 But prophesy <5012 naba> > not again <3254 yacaph > any more <5750 at Bethel <1008 Beyth->El >: for it [is] the king's <4428 melek > chapel <4720 miqdash >, and it [is] the king's <4467 mamlakah > court <1004 bayith >. 14 Then answered <6030 Amos <5986 , and said <0559 >amar > to Amaziah <0558 >Amatsyah >, I [was] no <3808 lo> > prophet <5030 nabiy> >, neither <3808 lo> > [was] I a prophet's <5030 nabiy> > son <1121 ben >; but I [was] an herdman <0951 bowker >, and a gatherer <1103 balac > of sycomore <8256 shaqam > fruit: 15 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > took <3947 laqach > me as I followed <0310 >achar > the flock <6629 tso>n >, and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto me, Go <3212 yalak >, prophesy <5012 naba> > unto my people <5971 Israel <3478 Yisra>el >. 16 Now <6258 therefore hear <8085 shama< > thou the word <1697 dabar > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: Thou sayest <0559 >amar >, Prophesy <5012 naba> > not against <5921 Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and drop <5197 nataph > not [thy word] against <5921 the house <1004 bayith > of Isaac <3446 Yischaq >. 17 Therefore <3651 ken > thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; Thy wife <0802 >ishshah > shall be an harlot <2181 zanah > in the city <5892 , and thy sons <1121 ben > and thy daughters <1121 ben > shall fall <5307 naphal > by the sword <2719 chereb >, and thy land <0127 >adamah > shall be divided <2505 chalaq > by line <2256 chebel >; and thou shalt die <4191 muwth > in a polluted <2931 tame> > land <0127 >adamah >: and Israel <3478 Yisra>el > shall surely go into captivity <1540 galah > forth of his land <0127 >adamah >. Amos 8 1. Thus <3541 koh > hath the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > shewed <7200 ra>ah > unto me: and behold <2009 hinneh > a basket <3619 k@lub > of summer <7019 qayits > fruit. 2 And he said <0559 >amar >, Amos <5986 , what <4100 mah > seest <7200 ra>ah > thou? And I said <0559 >amar >, A basket <3619 k@lub > of summer <7019 qayits > fruit. Then said <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > unto me, The end <7093 qets > is come <0935 bow> > upon my people <5971 of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; I will not again <3254 yacaph > pass <5674 by them any more <5750 . 3 And the songs <7892 shiyr > of the temple <1964 heykal > shall be howlings <3213 yalal > in that day <3117 yowm >, saith <5002 n@>um > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >: [there shall be] many <7227 rab > dead <6297 peger > bodies <6297 peger > in every <3605 kol > place <4725 maqowm >; they shall cast <7993 shalak > [them] forth with silence <2013 hacah >. 4. Hear <8085 shama< > this <2063 zo>th >, O ye that swallow <7602 sha>aph > up the needy <34>, even to make the poor of the land <0776 >erets > to fail <7673 shabath >, 5 Saying <0559 >amar >, When <4970 mathay > will the new <2320 chodesh > moon <2320 chodesh > be gone <5674 , that we may sell <7666 shabar > corn <7668 sheber >? and the sabbath <7676 shabbath >, that we may set <6605 pathach > forth <6605 pathach > wheat <1250 bar >, making the ephah <0374 >eyphah > small <6694 tsuwq >, and the shekel <8255 sheqel > great <1431 gadal >, and falsifying <5791 the balances <3976 mo>zen > by deceit <4820 mirmah >? 6 That we may buy <7069 qanah > the poor <1800 dal > for silver <3701 keceph >, and the needy <34> for a pair of shoes <5275 na; [yea], and sell <7666 shabar > the refuse <4651 mappal > of the wheat <1250 bar >? 7 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath sworn <7650 shaba< > by the excellency <1347 ga>own > of Jacob <3290 Ya, Surely I will never forget <7911 shakach > any <3605 kol > of their works <4639 ma. 8 Shall not the land <0776 >erets > tremble <7264 ragaz > for this <2063 zo>th >, and every <3605 kol > one mourn <56> that dwelleth <3427 yashab > therein? and it shall rise <5927 up wholly <3605 kol > as a flood <2975 y@; and it shall be cast <1644 garash > out and drowned <8248 shaqah >, as [by] the flood <2975 y@ of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >. 9 And it shall come <1961 hayah > to pass in that day <3117 yowm >, saith <5002 n@>um > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, that I will cause the sun <8121 shemesh > to go <0935 bow> > down at noon <6672 tsohar >, and I will darken <2821 chashak > the earth <0776 >erets > in the clear <0216 >owr > day <3117 yowm >: 10 And I will turn <2015 haphak > your feasts <2282 chag > into mourning <60>, and all <3605 kol > your songs <7892 shiyr > into lamentation <7015 qiynah >; and I will bring <5927 up sackcloth <8242 saq > upon all <3605 kol > loins <4975 mothen >, and baldness <7144 qorchah > upon every <3605 kol > head <7218 ro>sh >; and I will make <7760 suwm > it as the mourning <60> of an only <3173 yachiyd > [son], and the end <0319 >achariyth > thereof as a bitter <4751 mar > day <3117 yowm >. 11. Behold <2009 hinneh >, the days <3117 yowm > come <0935 bow> >, saith <5002 n@>um > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, that I will send <7971 shalach > a famine <7458 ra in the land <0776 >erets >, not a famine <7458 ra of bread <3899 lechem >, nor <3808 lo> > a thirst <6772 tsama> > for water <4325 mayim >, but of hearing <8085 shama< > the words <1697 dabar > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: 12 And they shall wander <5128 nuwa< > from sea <3220 yam > to sea <3220 yam >, and from the north <6828 tsaphown > even to the east <4217 mizrach >, they shall run <7751 shuwt > to and fro <7751 shuwt > to seek <1245 baqash > the word <1697 dabar > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and shall not find <4672 matsa> > [it]. 13 In that day <3117 yowm > shall the fair <3303 yapheh > virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > and young <0970 bachuwr > men faint <5968 for thirst <6772 tsama> >. 14 They that swear <7650 shaba< > by the sin <0819 >ashmah > of Samaria <8111 Shom@rown >, and say <0559 >amar >, Thy god <0430 >elohiym >, O Dan <1835 Dan >, liveth <2416 chay >; and, The manner <1870 derek > of Beersheba <0884 B@>er Sheba< > liveth <2416 chay >; even they shall fall <5307 naphal >, and never <3808 lo> > rise <6965 quwm > up again <5750 . Amos 9 1. I saw <7200 ra>ah > the Lord <0136 >Adonay > standing <5324 natsab > upon the altar <4196 mizbeach >: and he said <0559 >amar >, Smite <5221 nakah > the lintel <3730 kaphtor > of the door, that the posts <5592 caph > may shake <7493 ra: and cut <1214 batsa< > them in the head <7218 ro>sh >, all <3605 kol > of them; and I will slay <2026 harag > the last <0319 >achariyth > of them with the sword <2719 chereb >: he that fleeth <5127 nuwc > of them shall not flee <5127 nuwc > away, and he that escapeth <6412 paliyt > of them shall not be delivered <4422 malat >. 2 Though <0518 >im > they dig <2864 chathar > into hell <7585 sh@>owl >, thence <8033 sham > shall mine hand <3027 yad > take <3947 laqach > them; though <0518 >im > they climb <5927 up to heaven <8064 shamayim >, thence <8033 sham > will I bring <3381 yarad > them down <3381 yarad >: 3 And though <0518 >im > they hide <2244> themselves in the top <7218 ro>sh > of Carmel <3760 Karmel >, I will search <2664 chaphas > and take <3947 laqach > them out thence <8033 sham >; and though <0518 >im > they be hid <5641 cathar > from my sight <5869 in the bottom <7172 qarqa< > of the sea <3220 yam >, thence <8033 sham > will I command <6680 tsavah > the serpent <5175 nachash >, and he shall bite <5391 nashak > them: 4 And though <0518 >im > they go <3212 yalak > into captivity <7628 sh@biy > before <6440 paniym > their enemies <0341 >oyeb >, thence <8033 sham > will I command <6680 tsavah > the sword <2719 chereb >, and it shall slay <2026 harag > them: and I will set <7760 suwm > mine eyes <5869 upon them for evil <7451 ra< >, and not for good <2896 towb >. 5 And the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > of hosts <6635 tsaba> > [is] he that toucheth <5060 naga< > the land <0776 >erets >, and it shall melt <4127 muwg >, and all <3605 kol > that dwell therein shall mourn <56>: and it shall rise <5927 up wholly <3605 kol > like a flood <2975 y@; and shall be drowned <8248 shaqah >, as [by] the flood <2975 y@ of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >. 6 [It is] he that buildeth <1129 banah > his stories <4609 ma in the heaven <8064 shamayim >, and hath founded <3245 yacad > his troop <92> in the earth <0776 >erets >; he that calleth <7121 qara> > for the waters <4325 mayim > of the sea <3220 yam >, and poureth <8210 shaphak > them out upon the face <6440 paniym > of the earth <0776 >erets >: The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] his name <8034 shem >. 7 [Are] ye not as children <1121 ben > of the Ethiopians <3569 Kuwshiy > unto me, O children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >? saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. Have not I brought <5927 up Israel <3478 Yisra>el > out of the land <0776 >erets > of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >? and the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > from Caphtor <3731 Kaphtor >, and the Syrians <0758 >Aram > from Kir <7024 Qiyr >? 8 Behold <2009 hinneh >, the eyes <5869 of the Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih > [are] upon the sinful <2401 chata>ah > kingdom <4467 mamlakah >, and I will destroy <8045 shamad > it from off <5921 the face <6440 paniym > of the earth <0127 >adamah >; saving <0657 >ephec > that I will not utterly destroy <8045 shamad > the house <1004 bayith > of Jacob <3290 Ya, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. 9 For, lo <2009 hinneh >, I will command <6680 tsavah >, and I will sift <5128 nuwa< > the house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > among all <3605 kol > nations <1471 gowy >, like as [corn] is sifted <5128 nuwa< > in a sieve <3531 k@barah >, yet shall not the least grain <6872 ts@rowr > fall <5307 naphal > upon the earth <0776 >erets >. 10 All <3605 kol > the sinners <2400 chatta> > of my people <5971 shall die <4191 muwth > by the sword <2719 chereb >, which say <0559 >amar >, The evil <7451 ra< > shall not overtake <5066 nagash > nor prevent <6923 qadam > us. 11. In that day <3117 yowm > will I raise <6965 quwm > up the tabernacle <5521 cukkah > of David <1732 David > that is fallen <5307 naphal >, and close <1443 gadar > up the breaches <6556 perets > thereof; and I will raise <6965 quwm > up his ruins <2034 hariycah >, and I will build <1129 banah > it as in the days <3117 yowm > of old <5769 : 12 That they may possess <3423 yarash > the remnant <7611 sh@>eriyth > of Edom <0123 >Edom >, and of all <3605 kol > the heathen <1471 gowy >, which <0834 >aher > are called <7121 qara> > by my name <8034 shem >, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > that doeth <6213 this <2063 zo>th >. 13 Behold <2009 hinneh >, the days <3117 yowm > come <0935 bow> >, saith <5002 n@>um > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, that the plowman <2790 charash > shall overtake <5066 nagash > the reaper <7114 qatsar >, and the treader <1869 darak > of grapes <6025 him that soweth <4900 mashak > seed <2233 zera< >; and the mountains <2022 har > shall drop <5197 nataph > sweet <6071 wine <6071 , and all <3605 kol > the hills <1389 gib shall melt <4127 muwg >. 14 And I will bring <7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb > the captivity <7622 sh@buwth > of my people <5971 of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and they shall build <1129 banah > the waste <8074 shamem > cities <5892 , and inhabit <3427 yashab > [them]; and they shall plant <5193 nata< > vineyards <3754 kerem >, and drink <8354 shathah > the wine <3196 yayin > thereof; they shall also make <6213 gardens <1593 gannah >, and eat <0398 >akal > the fruit <6529 p@riy > of them. 15 And I will plant <5193 nata< > them upon their land <0127 >adamah >, and they shall no <3808 lo> > more <5750 be pulled <5428 nathash > up out of their land <0127 >adamah > which <0834 >aher > I have given <5414 nathan > them, saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thy God <0430 >elohiym >.   ~~~~~~