Amos 5

Amos pronounces a funeral dirge over Israel, warning of coming exile and military devastation due to the nation's social injustice, oppression of the poor, and corrupt courts.[1][2] YHWH rejects Israel's religious rituals and sacrifices, demanding instead that they seek good, establish justice, and let righteousness flow like a mighty stream, or face final judgment and captivity beyond Damascus.[1][2]

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For for/because thus thus says he said my-Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh the-city the watchful settlement the-(one)-going-out the one going out a-thousand thousand-unit she-will-leave she will cause to remain a-hundred one hundred and-the-(one)-going-out and the emerging one a-hundred one hundred she-will-leave she will cause to remain ten ten to-house to a house of Israel El-Contends Yiserael
Verse 3 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC כֹ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay my-Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp הָ/עִ֛יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/יֹּצֵ֥את 𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕 hayotset the-(one)-going-out the one going out HTd/Vqrfsa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a-thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa תַּשְׁאִ֣יר 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 tasheir she-will-leave she will cause to remain HVhi3fs מֵאָ֑ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a-hundred one hundred HAcbsa וְ/הַ/יּוֹצֵ֥את 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕 vehayotset and-the-(one)-going-out and the emerging one HC/Td/Vqrfsa מֵאָ֛ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah-2 a-hundred one hundred HAcbsa תַּשְׁאִ֥יר 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 tasheir-2 she-will-leave she will cause to remain HVhi3fs עֲשָׂרָ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 asarah ten ten HAcmsa לְ/בֵ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to-house to a house of HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
and do not and do not seek you will seek diligently house House of El Beyt El of God toward Beyt El and Gilgal and the Gilgal and the Gilegal not not you shall enter you will come and to Beersheba and Well-of-the-Oath and Beer Sheva of seven seven not not you shall pass over you will cross over for for/because Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal surely go into exile to uncover will go into exile he will uncover and Bethel and house-of and Beyt El of God toward Beyt El will be he will come to be iniquity worthless wickedness
Verse 5 וְ/אַֽל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not HC/Tn תִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 tidereshu seek you will seek diligently HVqj2mp בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el of God toward Beyt El HNp וְ/הַ/גִּלְגָּל֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 vehagilegal and Gilgal and the Gilgal and the Gilegal HC/Td/Np לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תָבֹ֔אוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤀𐤅 tavou you shall enter you will come HVqi2mp וּ/בְאֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤓 uveer and to Beersheba and Well-of-the-Oath and Beer Sheva HC/Np שֶׁ֖בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva of seven seven HAcfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn תַעֲבֹ֑רוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 taavoru you shall pass over you will cross over HVqi2mp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הַ/גִּלְגָּל֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal HTd/Np גָּלֹ֣ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 galoh surely go into exile to uncover HVqa יִגְלֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤄 yigeleh will go into exile he will uncover HVqi3ms וּ/בֵֽית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and Bethel and house-of and Beyt El HC/Np אֵ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 of God toward Beyt El HNp יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be HVqi3ms לְ/אָֽוֶן 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤍 leaven iniquity worthless wickedness HR/Ncmsa
who makes doer the Pleiades Heaped Star-Cluster Kimah and Orion and Orion and Kesil and turns and turning to morning for the dawn deep darkness death-shadow darkness and day day into night night he darkens he caused darkness who calls the calling one for the waters to waters of of the sea the sea and pours them out and he poured them out upon upon the face face of of the earth the earth the LORD Yahweh Yahweh is his name his name
Verse 8 עֹשֵׂ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who makes doer HVqrmsc כִימָ֜ה 𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤄 khimah the Pleiades Heaped Star-Cluster Kimah HNp וּ/כְסִ֗יל 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 ukhesil and Orion and Orion and Kesil HC/Np וְ/הֹפֵ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤊 vehofekhe and turns and turning HC/Vqrmsa לַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓 laboqer to morning for the dawn HRd/Ncmsa צַלְמָ֔וֶת 𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 tsalemavet deep darkness death-shadow darkness HNcmsa וְ/י֖וֹם 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤌 veyom and day day HC/Ncmsa לַ֣יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah into night night HNcmsa הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ 𐤄𐤇𐤔𐤉𐤊 hecheshikhe he darkens he caused darkness HVhp3ms הַ/קּוֹרֵ֣א 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤓𐤀 haqore who calls the calling one HTd/Vqrmsa לְ/מֵֽי 𐤋/𐤌𐤉 lemey Amanzi (Zulu) for the waters to waters of HR/Ncmpc הַ/יָּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤊/𐤌 vayishepekhem and pours them out and he poured them out HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face face of HNcbpc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שְׁמֽ/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo is his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Therefore accordingly because because you trample your trampling-down on upon the poor lowly one and tribute and lifted-portion of of grain purified grain you take you (masculine plural) will take from him from us houses houses of of hewn stone hewn stone you have built you built but not and not you shall dwell you (masc. pl.) will dwell in them — vineyards vineyards of pleasant precious thing you have planted you planted but not and not you shall drink you will drink of object-marker their wine their wine
Verse 11 לָ֠/כֵן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen Therefore accordingly HR/D יַ֣עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because HC בּוֹשַׁסְ/כֶ֞ם 𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤎/𐤊𐤌 boshasekhem you trample your trampling-down HVmc/Sp2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR דָּ֗ל 𐤃𐤋 dal the poor lowly one HAamsa וּ/מַשְׂאַת 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤕 umaseat and tribute and lifted-portion of HC/Ncfsc בַּר֙ 𐤁𐤓 bar of grain purified grain HNcmsa תִּקְח֣וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤇𐤅 tiqechu you take you (masculine plural) will take HVqi2mp מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us HR/Sp1cp בָּתֵּ֥י 𐤁𐤕𐤉 batey houses houses of HNcmpc גָזִ֛ית 𐤂𐤆𐤉𐤕 gazit of hewn stone hewn stone HNcfsa בְּנִיתֶ֖ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤌 benitem you have built you built HVqp2mp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn תֵ֣שְׁבוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤅 teshevu you shall dwell you (masc. pl.) will dwell HVqi2mp בָ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam in them HR/Sp3mp כַּרְמֵי 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉 karemey vineyards vineyards of HNcbpc חֶ֣מֶד 𐤇𐤌𐤃 chemed pleasant precious thing HNcmsa נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם 𐤍𐤈𐤏𐤕𐤌 netaetem you have planted you planted HVqp2mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 but not and not HC/Tn תִשְׁתּ֖וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤅 tishetu you shall drink you will drink HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker HTo יֵינָֽ/ם 𐤉𐤉𐤍/𐤌 yeynam their wine their wine HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Therefore accordingly thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God mighty ones of of hosts organized hosts Lord my Sovereign Lord in all in the whole of plazas broad places lamentation mourning ceremony and in all and in all of streets outside places they shall say they will say Alas Alas! alas Alas! and they shall call and they called the farmer ploughman to toward mourning mourning-of and lamentation and lamentation-rite to toward those who know knowers of lament wailing lament
Verse 16 לָ֠/כֵן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen Therefore accordingly HR/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֤י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֲדֹנָ֔/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc רְחֹב֣וֹת 𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 rechovot plazas broad places HNcfpa מִסְפֵּ֔ד 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃 miseped lamentation mourning ceremony HNcmsa וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and in all and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc חוּצ֖וֹת 𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 chutsot streets outside places HNcmpa יֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they shall say they will say HVqi3mp הוֹ 𐤄𐤅 ho Alas Alas! HTj ה֑וֹ 𐤄𐤅 ho-2 alas Alas! HTj וְ/קָרְא֤וּ 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 veqareu and they shall call and they called HC/Vqq3cp אִכָּר֙ 𐤀𐤊𐤓 ikar the farmer ploughman HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֵ֔בֶל 𐤀𐤁𐤋 evel mourning mourning-of HNcmsa וּ/מִסְפֵּ֖ד 𐤅/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃 umiseped and lamentation and lamentation-rite HC/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR י֥וֹדְעֵי 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤉 yodeey those who know knowers of HVqrmpc נֶֽהִי 𐤍𐤄𐤉 nehi lament wailing lament HNcmsa
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