Amos 1

Amos denounces the nations surrounding Judah and Israel—Damascus, Philistia, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon—threatening them with fiery judgment and political defeat for their sins.[3] YHWH declares through Amos that He will punish these nations and Israel itself for breaking the covenant, including the exploitation of the poor and worship of false gods.[1][3]

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Verse 1
words of words of Amos Amos Amos who that-which was he was / he became among the sheep breeders flock-marking herdsmen from Tekoa from Tekoa from Teqoa who that-which he saw he beheld concerning upon Israel El-Contends Yiserael in the days of in the days of Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah king king of of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and in the days of and in days of Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam son of son Joash Yahweh has supported Yoash king king of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael two years two yearly cycles before to the face of the earthquake the quaking
דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of words of HNcmpc עָמ֔וֹס 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤎 amos Amos Amos Amos HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms בַ/נֹּקְדִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤍𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 vanoqedim among the sheep breeders flock-marking herdsmen HRd/Ncmpa מִ/תְּק֑וֹעַ 𐤌/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤏 miteqoa from Tekoa from Tekoa from Teqoa HR/Np אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr חָזָ֨ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chazah he saw he beheld HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc עֻזִיָּ֣ה 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤄 uziyah Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/בִ/ימֵ֞י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 uvimey and in the days of and in days of HC/R/Ncmpc יָרָבְעָ֤ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc יוֹאָשׁ֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh has supported Yoash HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp שְׁנָתַ֖יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤌 shenatayim two years two yearly cycles HNcfda לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָ/רָֽעַשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤔 haraash the earthquake the quaking HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 2
And he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh from Zion from Zion from Tsion will roar he will roar and from Jerusalem and from Foundation-of-Wholeness and from Yerushalam He utters he will give his voice his voice and shall mourn and they mourned the pastures pleasant dwellings of the shepherds the tending-ones and shall wither and he became dry the top head of Carmel the fertile plateau the Karemel
וַ/יֹּאמַ֓ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/צִיּ֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 mitsion from Zion from Zion from Tsion HR/Np יִשְׁאָ֔ג 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤂 yisheag will roar he will roar HVqi3ms וּ/מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 umirushalaim and from Jerusalem and from Foundation-of-Wholeness and from Yerushalam HC/R/Np יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten He utters he will give HVqi3ms קוֹל֑/וֹ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤅 qolo his voice his voice HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אָֽבְלוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤅 veavelu and shall mourn and they mourned HC/Vqp3cp נְא֣וֹת 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 neot the pastures pleasant dwellings HNcfpc הָ/רֹעִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim of the shepherds the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa וְ/יָבֵ֖שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤔 veyavesh and shall wither and he became dry HC/Vqp3ms רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh the top head HNcmsc הַ/כַּרְמֶֽל 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋 hakaremel of Carmel the fertile plateau the Karemel HTd/Np
Verse 3
Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh For upon three three transgressions rebellions of Damascus Damascus Dameseq and for and upon four four not not I will turn it back I will cause him to return because upon they threshed them to thresh them with threshing sledges sharp-cutting sledges of of iron the iron [direct object marker] object-marker Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead
כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al For upon HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵ֣י 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of HNcmpc דַמֶּ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 dameseq Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will turn it back I will cause him to return HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon HR דּוּשָׁ֛/ם 𐤃𐤅𐤔/𐤌 dusham they threshed them to thresh them HVqc/Sp3mp בַּ/חֲרֻצ֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 bacharutsot with threshing sledges sharp-cutting sledges of HR/Ncmpc הַ/בַּרְזֶ֖ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel of iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/גִּלְעָֽד 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 hagilead Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead HTd/Np
Verse 5
and I will break and I shattered the bar securing bolt of of Damascus Damascus Dameseq and I will cut off and I will cut off the inhabitant dwelling-one of from the valley of from the split-plain of from Biqeah Aven worthless wickedness Aven and the one who holds supporting one the scepter rod-branch from house of from the built-house from Bayit Eden Delight-Land Eden and will go into exile and they were uncovered the people of gathered people Aram Aram Highland Aram to Kir Qir (Fortress-city) Qir says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
וְ/שָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 veshavareti and I will break and I shattered HC/Vqq1cs בְּרִ֣יחַ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇 bericha the bar securing bolt of HNcmsc דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 dameseq of Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs יוֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev the inhabitant dwelling-one of HVqrmsa מִ/בִּקְעַת 𐤌/𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤕 mibiqeat from the valley of from the split-plain of from Biqeah HR/Np אָ֔וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven Aven worthless wickedness Aven HNp וְ/תוֹמֵ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤊 vetomekhe and the one who holds supporting one HC/Vqrmsc שֵׁ֖בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet the scepter rod-branch HNcmsa מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house of from the built-house from Bayit HR/Np עֶ֑דֶן 𐤏𐤃𐤍 eden Eden Delight-Land Eden HNp וְ/גָל֧וּ 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤅 vegalu and will go into exile and they were uncovered HC/Vqq3cp עַם 𐤏𐤌 am the people of gathered people HNcmsc אֲרָ֛ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp קִ֖ירָ/ה 𐤒𐤉𐤓/𐤄 qirah to Kir Qir (Fortress-city) Qir HNp/Sd אָמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 6
Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh concerning upon three three transgressions rebellions of Gaza Stronghold-city (Gaza) Azah and for and upon four four not not I will turn back it I will cause him to return because of upon they exiled them to exile them captivity exile-state of complete whole, intact to deliver to hand over into confinement to Edom to Edom to Edom
כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵ֣י 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of HNcmpc עַזָּ֔ה 𐤏𐤆𐤄 azah Gaza Stronghold-city (Gaza) Azah HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will turn back it I will cause him to return HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because of upon HR הַגְלוֹתָ֛/ם 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕/𐤌 hagelotam they exiled them to exile them HVhc/Sp3mp גָּל֥וּת 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 galut captivity exile-state of HNcfsa שְׁלֵמָ֖ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelemah complete whole, intact HAafsa לְ/הַסְגִּ֥יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤎𐤂𐤉𐤓 lehasegir to deliver to hand over into confinement HR/Vhc לֶ/אֱדֽוֹם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 leedom to Edom to Edom to Edom HR/Np
Verse 8
and-I-will-cut-off and I will cut off inhabitant dwelling-one of from Ashdod from Ashdod from Ashedod and-the-one-holding supporting one scepter rod-branch from Ashkelon from Weighing-Place Ashkelon from Asheqelon and-I-will-turn-back and I caused to return my hand my hand against upon Ekron Uprooting-Place Eqeron and-they-will-perish and they served remnant surviving remainder of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim has-said he said Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh
וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati and-I-will-cut-off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs יוֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of HVqrmsa מֵֽ/אַשְׁדּ֔וֹד 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 meashedod from Ashdod from Ashdod from Ashedod HR/Np וְ/תוֹמֵ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤊 vetomekhe and-the-one-holding supporting one HC/Vqrmsc שֵׁ֖בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet scepter rod-branch HNcmsa מֵֽ/אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 measheqelon from Ashkelon from Weighing-Place Ashkelon from Asheqelon HR/Np וַ/הֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉 vahashivoti and-I-will-turn-back and I caused to return HC/Vhq1cs יָדִ֜/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR עֶקְר֗וֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Ekron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp וְ/אָֽבְדוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 veavedu and-they-will-perish and they served HC/Vqq3cp שְׁאֵרִ֣ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit remnant surviving remainder HNcfsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has-said he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֥/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp
Verse 9
Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh over upon three three transgressions rebellions of Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor and over and upon four four not not I will turn back it I will cause him to return because upon they delivered up them to hand them over exile exile-state of complete whole, intact to Edom to Edom to Edom and not and not they remembered they remembered covenant binding agreement of brothers brothers
כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵי 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of HNcmpc צֹ֔ר 𐤑𐤓 tsor Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will turn back it I will cause him to return HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon HR הַסְגִּירָ֞/ם 𐤄𐤎𐤂𐤉𐤓/𐤌 hasegiram they delivered up them to hand them over HVhc/Sp3mp גָּל֤וּת 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 galut exile exile-state of HNcfsa שְׁלֵמָה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelemah complete whole, intact HAafsa לֶ/אֱד֔וֹם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 leedom to Edom to Edom to Edom HR/Np וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn זָכְר֖וּ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅 zakheru they remembered they remembered HVqp3cp בְּרִ֥ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsc אַחִֽים 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌 achim of brothers brothers HNcmpa
Verse 11
Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh concerning upon three three transgressions rebellions of of Edom Red-One Edom and for and upon four four not not I will revoke it I will cause him to return because upon he pursued him his pursuing him with the sword with the destroying blade his brother his brother and he destroyed and he ruined his compassion his tender compassions and it tore and he tore apart continually to perpetuity his anger his nose and his wrath and his overflowing fury he kept it he guarded her forever perpetuity-of
כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵ֣י 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of HNcmpc אֱד֔וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom of Edom Red-One Edom HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will revoke it I will cause him to return HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon HR רָדְפ֨/וֹ 𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤅 radefo he pursued him his pursuing him HVqc/Sp3ms בַ/חֶ֤רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev with the sword with the destroying blade HRd/Ncfsa אָחִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/שִׁחֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤕 veshichet and he destroyed and he ruined HC/Vpp3ms רַחֲמָ֔י/ו 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤅 rachamayv his compassion his tender compassions HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּטְרֹ֤ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤓𐤐 vayiterof and it tore and he tore apart HC/Vqw3ms לָ/עַד֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad continually to perpetuity HR/Ncmsa אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עֶבְרָת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤅 veeverato and his wrath and his overflowing fury HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms שְׁמָ֥רָ/ה 𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤄 shemarah he kept it he guarded her HVqp3ms/Sp3fs נֶֽצַח 𐤍𐤑𐤇 netsach forever perpetuity-of HNcmsa
Verse 13
Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh for upon three three transgressions rebellions of children sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon and for and upon four four not not I will turn away it I will cause him to return because upon they have ripped open them to split them open pregnant women pregnant women of Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead in order in order that to enlarge to make wide - object-marker their border their boundary
כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵ֣י 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) children sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will turn away it I will cause him to return HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon HR בִּקְעָ/ם֙ 𐤁𐤒𐤏/𐤌 biqeam they have ripped open them to split them open HVqc/Sp3mp הָר֣וֹת 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕 harot pregnant women pregnant women HAafpc הַ/גִּלְעָ֔ד 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 hagilead of Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead HTd/Np לְמַ֖עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order in order that HR הַרְחִ֥יב 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤁 harechiv to enlarge to make wide HVhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo גְּבוּלָֽ/ם 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋/𐤌 gevulam their border their boundary HNcmsc/Sp3mp
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