Amos

Chapter 5

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֞u 'et-hadּaba֣r hazּe֗h 'ashshe֨r 'anoki֜y noshse֧ 'aleyke֛m qiyna֖h bּe֥yt yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hear you this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.

שִׁמְע֞וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֜י נֹשֵׂ֧א עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם קִינָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): naֽpelah֙ loֽ'-tosi֣yp q֔um bּetula֖t yishsera'e֑l nitּeshsha֥h 'al-'ademata֖hּ 'e֥yn meqiymaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

נָֽפְלָה֙ לֹֽא־תוֹסִ֣יף ק֔וּם בְּתוּלַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִטְּשָׁ֥ה עַל־אַדְמָתָ֖הּ אֵ֥ין מְקִימָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ko֤h 'amar֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h ha'i֛yr hayּotze֥'t 'e֖lep tּashshe'i֣yr me'a֑h vehayּotze֥'t me'a֛h tּashshe'i֥yr 'ashsara֖h lebe֥yt yishsera'eֽl׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)For thus says the Lord GOD; "The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel."

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הָעִ֛יר הַיֹּצֵ֥את אֶ֖לֶף תַּשְׁאִ֣יר מֵאָ֑ה וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את מֵאָ֛ה תַּשְׁאִ֥יר עֲשָׂרָ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ko֥h 'ama֛r yehva֖h lebe֣yt yishsera'e֑l dּireshsh֖uniy viֽcheyֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, "Seek you Me, and you shall live:"

כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל דִּרְשׁ֖וּנִי וִֽחְיֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'aֽl-tּidereshshu֙ bּeֽyt-'e֔l vehagּilegּal֙ lo֣ tabo֔'u ube'e֥r shshe֖ba lo֣ ta'abo֑ru kּi֤y hagּilegּal֙ gּalo֣h yigele֔h ubeֽyt-'e֖l yiheye֥h le'aֽven׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought."

וְאַֽל־תִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ לֹ֣א תָבֹ֔אוּ וּבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע לֹ֣א תַעֲבֹ֑רוּ כִּ֤י הַגִּלְגָּל֙ גָּלֹ֣ה יִגְלֶ֔ה וּבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל יִהְיֶ֥ה לְאָֽוֶן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): dּireshsh֥u 'et-yehva֖h viֽchey֑u pּen-yitzela֤ch kּa'eshsh֙ bּe֣yt yose֔p ve'akela֥h ve'eyn-mekabּe֖h lebeֽyt-'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

דִּרְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וִֽחְי֑וּ פֶּן־יִצְלַ֤ח כָּאֵשׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף וְאָכְלָ֥ה וְאֵין־מְכַבֶּ֖ה לְבֵֽית־אֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hahopeki֥ym lela'ana֖h mishshepּa֑t utzedaqa֖h la'a֥retz hinּiֽychu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You who turn judgement to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

הַהֹפְכִ֥ים לְלַעֲנָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה לָאָ֥רֶץ הִנִּֽיחוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): oshse֨h kiyma֜h ukesi֗yl vehope֤ke labּo֨qer֙ tzalema֔vet vey֖om la֣yelah hecheshshi֑yke haqּore֣ lemeֽy-hayּa֗m vaֽyּishshepּeke֛m 'al-pּene֥y ha'a֖retz yehva֥h shshemֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Seek Him that makes the seven stars and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night: that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is His name:

עֹשֵׂ֨ה כִימָ֜ה וּכְסִ֗יל וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ לַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ צַלְמָ֔וֶת וְי֖וֹם לַ֣יְלָה הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ הַקּוֹרֵ֣א לְמֵֽי־הַיָּ֗ם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֽוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): hamּabeli֥yg shsho֖d 'al-'a֑z veshsho֖d 'al-mibetza֥r yabֽo'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That strengthens the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

הַמַּבְלִ֥יג שֹׁ֖ד עַל־עָ֑ז וְשֹׁ֖ד עַל־מִבְצָ֥ר יָבֽוֹא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsane'֥u bashshּa֖'ar moki֑ycha vedobe֥r tּami֖ym yeta'eֽbu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.

שָׂנְא֥וּ בַשַּׁ֖עַר מוֹכִ֑יחַ וְדֹבֵ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יְתָעֵֽבוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): la֠ken ya֣'an bּoshshaseke֞m 'al-dּa֗l umashse'at-bּar֙ tּiqech֣u mimּe֔nּu bּatּe֥y gazi֛yt bּeniyte֖m velo'-te֣shshebu ba֑m kּaremey-che֣med neta'etּe֔m velo֥ tishshetּ֖u 'et-yeynaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.

לָ֠כֵן יַ֣עַן בּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞ם עַל־דָּ֗ל וּמַשְׂאַת־בַּר֙ תִּקְח֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ בָּתֵּ֥י גָזִ֛ית בְּנִיתֶ֖ם וְלֹא־תֵ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֑ם כַּרְמֵי־חֶ֣מֶד נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁתּ֖וּ אֶת־יֵינָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y yada֨'etּiy֙ rabּi֣ym pּishshe'eyke֔m va'atzumi֖ym chatּoֽ'teyke֑m tzorere֤y tzadּiyq֙ lo֣qechey ko֔per ve'ebeyoni֖ym bּashshּa֥'ar hitּֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

כִּ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ רַבִּ֣ים פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים חַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑ם צֹרְרֵ֤י צַדִּיק֙ לֹ֣קְחֵי כֹ֔פֶר וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים בַּשַּׁ֥עַר הִטּֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n hamּashsekּi֛yl bּa'e֥t hahi֖y yidּo֑m kּi֛y 'e֥t ra'a֖h hiֽy'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

לָכֵ֗ן הַמַּשְׂכִּ֛יל בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖יא יִדֹּ֑ם כִּ֛י עֵ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): dּireshshu-t֥ob ve'al-ra֖ lema֣'an tּiֽchey֑u viyhiy-ke֞n yehva֧h 'eloheֽy-tzeba'֛ot 'itּeke֖m kּa'ashshe֥r 'amaretּeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Seek good, and not evil, that you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken.

דִּרְשׁוּ־ט֥וֹב וְאַל־רָ֖ע לְמַ֣עַן תִּֽחְי֑וּ וִיהִי־כֵ֞ן יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָא֛וֹת אִתְּכֶ֖ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsine'u-ra'֙ ve'e֣hebu t֔ob vehatzּi֥ygu bashshּa֖'ar mishshepּa֑t 'ula֗y yֽechena֛n yehva֥h 'eloheֽy-tzeba'֖ot shshe'eri֥yt yoseֽp׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

שִׂנְאוּ־רָע֙ וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ ט֔וֹב וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ בַשַּׁ֖עַר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אוּלַ֗י יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁאֵרִ֥ית יוֹסֵֽף׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): la֠ken kּoֽh-'ama֨r yehva֜h 'elohe֤y tzeba'ot֙ 'adona֔y bּekal-rechob֣ot misepּe֔d ubekal-chutz֖ot yo'mer֣u ho-h֑o veqare'֤u 'ikּar֙ 'el-'e֔bel umisepּe֖d 'el-y֥ode'ey neֽhiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, says thus; "Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, 'Alas! alas!' and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing."

לָ֠כֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י צְבָאוֹת֙ אֲדֹנָ֔י בְּכָל־רְחֹב֣וֹת מִסְפֵּ֔ד וּבְכָל־חוּצ֖וֹת יֹאמְר֣וּ הוֹ־ה֑וֹ וְקָרְא֤וּ אִכָּר֙ אֶל־אֵ֔בֶל וּמִסְפֵּ֖ד אֶל־י֥וֹדְעֵי נֶֽהִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubekal-kּerami֖ym misepּe֑d kּiֽy-'e'ebo֥r bּeqirebּeka֖ 'ama֥r yehvaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through you," says the LORD.

וּבְכָל־כְּרָמִ֖ים מִסְפֵּ֑ד כִּֽי־אֶעֱבֹ֥ר בְּקִרְבְּךָ֖ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): h֥oy hamּite'aui֖ym 'et-y֣om yehva֑h lamּah-zּe֥h lake֛m y֥om yehva֖h hu'-cho֥shsheke velo'-'ֽor׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

ה֥וֹי הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים אֶת־י֣וֹם יְהוָ֑ה לָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם י֥וֹם יְהוָ֖ה הוּא־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֨r yan֥us 'iyshsh֙ mipּene֣y ha'ari֔y upega'֖o hadּo֑b uba֣ habּa֔yit vesama֤ke yado֙ 'al-haqּi֔yr uneshshak֖o hanּachaֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָנ֥וּס אִישׁ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָאֲרִ֔י וּפְגָע֖וֹ הַדֹּ֑ב וּבָ֣א הַבַּ֔יִת וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־הַקִּ֔יר וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ הַנָּחָֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): halo'-cho֛shsheke y֥om yehva֖h velo'-'֑or ve'ape֖l velo'-no֥gaֽhּ lֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

הֲלֹא־חֹ֛שֶׁךְ י֥וֹם יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹא־א֑וֹר וְאָפֵ֖ל וְלֹא־נֹ֥גַֽהּ לֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsane֥'tiy ma'a֖setּiy chagּeyke֑m velo֥ 'ari֖ycha bּe'atzּeroֽteykeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

שָׂנֵ֥אתִי מָאַ֖סְתִּי חַגֵּיכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א אָרִ֖יחַ בְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'im-tּa'alu-li֥y 'ol֛ot uminechoteyke֖m lo֣ 'eretze֑h veshshe֥lem meriy'eyke֖m lo֥ 'abּiֽyt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

כִּ֣י אִם־תַּעֲלוּ־לִ֥י עֹל֛וֹת וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א אֶרְצֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥לֶם מְרִיאֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א אַבִּֽיט׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hase֥r me'ala֖y ham֣on shshire֑yka vezimera֥t nebale֖yka lo֥ 'eshshemaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Take you away from Me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your viols.

הָסֵ֥ר מֵעָלַ֖י הֲמ֣וֹן שִׁרֶ֑יךָ וְזִמְרַ֥ת נְבָלֶ֖יךָ לֹ֥א אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyigּa֥l kּamּa֖yim mishshepּa֑t utzedaqa֖h kּena֥chal 'eytaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But let judgement run down as waters, and [1] righteousness as a mighty stream.

וְיִגַּ֥ל כַּמַּ֖יִם מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה כְּנַ֥חַל אֵיתָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hazּebachi֨ym uminecha֜h hiֽgּashshetּem-li֧y bamּidebּa֛r 'arebּa'i֥ym shshana֖h bּe֥yt yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Have you offered to Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

הַזְּבָחִ֨ים וּמִנְחָ֜ה הִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־לִ֧י בַמִּדְבָּ֛ר אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uneshsa'te֗m 'e֚t sikּ֣ut malekּeke֔m ve'e֖t kּiyּ֣un tzalemeyke֑m kּokab֙ 'elo֣heyke֔m 'ashshe֥r 'ashsiyte֖m lakeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But you have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves.

וּנְשָׂאתֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת סִכּ֣וּת מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כִּיּ֣וּן צַלְמֵיכֶ֑ם כּוֹכַב֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם לָכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehigeleyti֥y 'eteke֖m meha֣le'ah ledamּa֑shseq 'ama֛r yehva֥h 'eloheֽy-tzeba'֖ot shshemֽo׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

וְהִגְלֵיתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵהָ֣לְאָה לְדַמָּ֑שֶׂק אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃פ