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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דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words of words of words of HNcmpc עָמ֔וֹס 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤎 amos Amos Amos Amos HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which that which HTr הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became he was HVqp3ms בַ/נֹּקְדִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤍𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 vanoqedim among the sheep breeders flock-marking herdsmen among the 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 that which HTr חָזָ֨ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chazah he saw he beheld he saw HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon concerning HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in the days of 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 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 and in the days of HC/R/Ncmpc יָרָבְעָ֤ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc יוֹאָשׁ֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh has supported Yoash HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp שְׁנָתַ֖יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤌 shenatayim two years two yearly cycles two years HNcfda לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc הָ/רָֽעַשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤔 haraash the earthquake the quaking the earthquake HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/שָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 veshavareti and I will break and I shattered and I will break HC/Vqq1cs בְּרִ֣יחַ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇 bericha the bar securing bolt of bar of HNcmsc דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 dameseq of Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati kata (Swahili) and I will cut off and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs יוֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev the inhabitant dwelling-one of 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 the one supporting HC/Vqrmsc שֵׁ֖בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet the scepter rod-branch scepter 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 and they will go into exile HC/Vqq3cp עַם 𐤏𐤌 am the people of gathered people people of 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 he said HVqp3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati kata (Swahili) and-I-will-cut-off and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs יוֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of 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 supporting one HC/Vqrmsc שֵׁ֖בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet scepter rod-branch scepter 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 and I will turn back HC/Vhq1cs יָדִ֜/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR עֶקְר֗וֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Ekron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp וְ/אָֽבְדוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 veavedu and-they-will-perish and they served and they will perish HC/Vqq3cp שְׁאֵרִ֣ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant HNcfsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has-said he said he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֥/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp
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כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵי 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of transgressions of HNcmpc צֹ֔ר 𐤑𐤓 tsor Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon and upon HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will turn back it I will cause him to return I will turn it back HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon because of HR הַסְגִּירָ֞/ם 𐤄𐤎𐤂𐤉𐤓/𐤌 hasegiram they delivered up them to hand them over they handed them over HVhc/Sp3mp גָּל֤וּת 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 galut exile exile-state of exile of HNcfsa שְׁלֵמָה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelemah complete whole, intact the whole HAafsa לֶ/אֱד֔וֹם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 leedom to Edom to Edom to Edom HR/Np וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn זָכְר֖וּ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅 zakheru kumbuka (Lingala) they remembered they remembered they remembered HVqp3cp בְּרִ֥ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc אַחִֽים 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌 achim of brothers brothers brothers HNcmpa
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כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon concerning HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵ֣י 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of transgressions of HNcmpc אֱד֔וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom of Edom Red-One Edom HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon and concerning HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will revoke it I will cause him to return I will turn it back HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon because HR רָדְפ֨/וֹ 𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤅 radefo he pursued him his pursuing him he pursued HVqc/Sp3ms בַ/חֶ֤רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev with the sword with the destroying blade with the sword HRd/Ncfsa אָחִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/שִׁחֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤕 veshichet and he destroyed and he ruined and he ruined HC/Vpp3ms רַחֲמָ֔י/ו 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤅 rachamayv his compassion his tender compassions his tender compassions HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּטְרֹ֤ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤓𐤐 vayiterof and it tore and he tore apart and he tore HC/Vqw3ms לָ/עַד֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad continually to perpetuity to forever HR/Ncmsa אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עֶבְרָת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤅 veeverato and his wrath and his overflowing fury and his wrath HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms שְׁמָ֥רָ/ה 𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤄 shemarah he kept it he guarded her he kept it HVqp3ms/Sp3fs נֶֽצַח 𐤍𐤑𐤇 netsach forever perpetuity-of forever-of HNcmsa
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כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon because of HR שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three three HAcmsa פִּשְׁעֵ֣י 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 pisheey transgressions rebellions of transgressions of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) children sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon and because of HC/R אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four four HAcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 ashivenu I will turn away it I will cause him to return I will turn it back HVhi1cs/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon because of HR בִּקְעָ/ם֙ 𐤁𐤒𐤏/𐤌 biqeam they have ripped open them to split them open they have ripped open HVqc/Sp3mp הָר֣וֹת 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕 harot pregnant women 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 in order that HR הַרְחִ֥יב 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤁 harechiv to enlarge to make wide to enlarge HVhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo גְּבוּלָֽ/ם 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋/𐤌 gevulam their border their boundary their boundary HNcmsc/Sp3mp
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