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Amos

Chapter 2
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h 'al-shsheloshshah֙ pּishshe'e֣y mo'a֔b ve'al-'arebּa'a֖h lo֣ 'ashshiybe֑nּu 'al-shsarep֛o 'atzem֥ot meֽleke-'ed֖om lashsּiֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD; "For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:"

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־שָׂרְפ֛וֹ עַצְמ֥וֹת מֶֽלֶךְ־אֱד֖וֹם לַשִּֽׂיד׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshilּachetּiy-'e֣shsh bּemo'a֔b ve'akela֖h 'aremen֣ot haqּeriyּ֑ot ume֤t bּeshsha'on֙ mo'a֔b bּiteru'a֖h bּeq֥ol shshopaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:"

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּמוֹאָ֔ב וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֣וֹת הַקְּרִיּ֑וֹת וּמֵ֤ת בְּשָׁאוֹן֙ מוֹאָ֔ב בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה בְּק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehikeratּi֥y shshope֖t miqּirebּa֑hּ vekal-shsare֛yha 'eher֥og 'imּ֖o 'ama֥r yehvaֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him," says the LORD.

וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י שׁוֹפֵ֖ט מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֛יהָ אֶהֱר֥וֹג עִמּ֖וֹ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃פ

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h 'al-shsheloshshah֙ pּishshe'e֣y yehuda֔h ve'al-'arebּa'a֖h lo֣ 'ashshiybe֑nּu 'aֽl-ma'osa֞m 'et-tּora֣t yehva֗h vechuqּayv֙ lo֣ shshama֔ru vayּate'um֙ kּizebeyhe֔m 'ashsher-halek֥u 'abota֖m 'achareyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD; "For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept His commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:"

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַֽל־מָאֳסָ֞ם אֶת־תּוֹרַ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה וְחֻקָּיו֙ לֹ֣א שָׁמָ֔רוּ וַיַּתְעוּם֙ כִּזְבֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הָלְכ֥וּ אֲבוֹתָ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshilּa֥chetּiy 'e֖shsh bּiֽyhuda֑h ve'akela֖h 'aremen֥ot yerushshalaiֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem."

וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h 'al-shsheloshshah֙ pּishshe'e֣y yishsera'e֔l ve'al-'arebּa'a֖h lo֣ 'ashshiybe֑nּu 'al-mikera֤m bּakּe֨sep֙ tzadּi֔yq ve'ebey֖on bּa'ab֥ur na'alaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD; "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;"

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־מִכְרָ֤ם בַּכֶּ֨סֶף֙ צַדִּ֔יק וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּעֲב֥וּר נַעֲלָֽיִם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hashshּo'api֤ym 'al-'apar-'e֨retz֙ bּero֣'shsh dּalּi֔ym vede֥reke 'anavi֖ym yatּ֑u ve'i֣yshsh ve'abi֗yv yeֽleku֙ 'el-haֽnּa'ara֔h lema֥'an chalּe֖l 'et-shshe֥m qadeshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in to the same maid, to profane My holy name:"

הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤ים עַל־עֲפַר־אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ דַּלִּ֔ים וְדֶ֥רֶךְ עֲנָוִ֖ים יַטּ֑וּ וְאִ֣ישׁ וְאָבִ֗יו יֵֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה לְמַ֥עַן חַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'al-bּegadi֤ym chabuliym֙ yatּ֔u 'e֖tzel kּal-mizebּe֑cha veye֤yn 'anushshiym֙ yishshetּ֔u bּe֖yt 'eloheyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god."

וְעַל־בְּגָדִ֤ים חֲבֻלִים֙ יַטּ֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל כָּל־מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וְיֵ֤ין עֲנוּשִׁים֙ יִשְׁתּ֔וּ בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'a֨noki֜y hishshema֤detּiy 'et-haֽ'emoriy֙ mipּeneyhe֔m 'ashshe֨r kּego֤bahּ 'araziym֙ gּabeh֔o vechaso֥n h֖u kּaֽ'alּoni֑ym va'ashshemi֤yd pּireyo֙ mimּa֔'al veshsharashsha֖yv mitּaֽchat׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath."

וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י הִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּי אֶת־הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּגֹ֤בַהּ אֲרָזִים֙ גָּבְה֔וֹ וְחָסֹ֥ן ה֖וּא כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד פִּרְיוֹ֙ מִמַּ֔עַל וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו מִתָּֽחַת׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'anoki֛y he'ele֥ytiy 'eteke֖m me'e֣retz mitzera֑yim va'ole֨ke 'eteke֤m bּamּidebּar֙ 'arebּa'i֣ym shshana֔h lare֖shshet 'et-'e֥retz ha'emoriֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite."

וְאָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְ אֶתְכֶ֤ם בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה לָרֶ֖שֶׁת אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'aqi֤ym mibּeneykem֙ linebiy'i֔ym umibּachureyke֖m lineziri֑ym ha'a֥p 'eֽyn-zo֛'t bּene֥y yishsera'e֖l ne'um-yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O you children of Israel?" says the LORD.

וָאָקִ֤ים מִבְּנֵיכֶם֙ לִנְבִיאִ֔ים וּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖ם לִנְזִרִ֑ים הַאַ֥ף אֵֽין־זֹ֛את בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּashsheq֥u 'et-hanּeziri֖ym ya֑yin ve'al-hanּebiy'iym֙ tziuiyte֣m le'mo֔r lo֖ tּinּabe'ֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Prophesy not.'"

וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ אֶת־הַנְּזִרִ֖ים יָ֑יִן וְעַל־הַנְּבִיאִים֙ צִוִּיתֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֖א תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֛h 'anoki֥y me'i֖yq tּachetּeyke֑m kּa'ashshe֤r tּa'iyq֙ ha'agala֔h haֽmele'a֥h la֖hּ 'amiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves."

הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י מֵעִ֖יק תַּחְתֵּיכֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּעִיק֙ הָעֲגָלָ֔ה הַֽמְלֵאָ֥ה לָ֖הּ עָמִֽיר׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'aba֤d manos֙ miqּa֔l vechaza֖q lo'-ye'amּe֣tz kּoch֑o vegibּ֖or lo'-yemalּe֥t napeshshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:"

וְאָבַ֤ד מָנוֹס֙ מִקָּ֔ל וְחָזָ֖ק לֹא־יְאַמֵּ֣ץ כֹּח֑וֹ וְגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vetope֤shs haqּe֨shshet֙ lo֣ ya'amo֔d veqa֥l bּeragela֖yv lo֣ yemalּe֑t veroke֣b hasּ֔us lo֥ yemalּe֖t napeshshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Neither shall he stand that handles the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rides the horse deliver himself."

וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ הַקֶּ֨שֶׁת֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְקַ֥ל בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑ט וְרֹכֵ֣ב הַסּ֔וּס לֹ֥א יְמַלֵּ֖ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amּi֥ytz libּ֖o bּagּibּori֑ym 'ar֛om yan֥us bּayּom-hah֖u ne'um-yehvaֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day," says the LORD.

וְאַמִּ֥יץ לִבּ֖וֹ בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑ים עָר֛וֹם יָנ֥וּס בַּיּוֹם־הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃פ