Amos 3

Amos uses rhetorical questions to illustrate YHWH's inevitable judgment on Israel, chosen from all families yet rebellious, with no escape from punishment for their violence and turmoil. YHWH reveals his confidential plans to prophets, proclaiming doom on Samaria and Israel on the day of visitation, sparing no transgressors.[1][2][5][8]

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Verse 1
Hear Hear! Hear! this object-marker [·] word the spoken-matter the spoken-matter this this one this one that that-which that which has-spoken he declared he spoke the LORD Yahweh Yahweh against-you upon you upon you children-of sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael against upon upon the-whole entirety of all of family the extended kinship-group the clan that that-which that which I-brought-up I caused to ascend I caused to go up from-the-land-of from land from land Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim saying to say to say
שִׁמְע֞וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et this object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) word the spoken-matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr דִּבֶּ֧ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber has-spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֲלֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against-you upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children-of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) the-whole entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 hamishepachah family the extended kinship-group the clan HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr הֶעֱלֵ֛יתִי 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 heeleyti Aleya (Bemba) I-brought-up I caused to ascend I caused to go up HVhp1cs מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from-the-land-of from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc
Verse 2
only only only you you marked as object [·] have I known I knew have I known of all from the whole of from all families clans of clans of of the earth the cultivated ground the earth therefore upon therefore thus thus thus I will punish I will attend to I will attend to upon you upon you upon you direct object marker object-marker [·] all entirety of all of your iniquities your twisted wrongdoings your iniquities
רַ֚ק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only only HTa אֶתְ/כֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp יָדַ֔עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti have I known I knew have I known HVqp1cs מִ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol kila (Swahili) of all from the whole of from all HR/Ncmsc מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 mishepechot families clans of clans of HNcfpc הָ/אֲדָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the earth the cultivated ground the earth HTd/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon therefore HR כֵּן֙ 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm אֶפְקֹ֣ד 𐤀𐤐𐤒𐤃 efeqod I will punish I will attend to I will attend to HVqi1cs עֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon you upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc עֲוֺנֹֽתֵי/כֶֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aonoteykhem your iniquities your twisted wrongdoings your iniquities HNcbpc/Sp2mp
Verse 4
will roar he will roar will he roar a lion tearer-lion lion in the forest in the dense-woodland in the dense-woodland and prey torn prey prey there is no there is not there is not for him — for him will give will give will give a young lion young lion of young lion of his voice his voice his voicing from his den from his dwelling-place from his dwelling-place unless except except if if / whether if he has caught he captured he captured
הֲ/יִשְׁאַ֤ג 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤂 hayisheag will roar he will roar will he roar HTi/Vqi3ms אַרְיֵה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh a lion tearer-lion lion HNcmsa בַּ/יַּ֔עַר 𐤁/𐤉𐤏𐤓 bayaar in the forest in the dense-woodland in the dense-woodland HRd/Ncmsa וְ/טֶ֖רֶף 𐤅/𐤈𐤓𐤐 veteref and prey torn prey prey HC/Ncmsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms הֲ/יִתֵּ֨ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤕𐤍 hayiten will give will give will give HTi/Vqi3ms כְּפִ֤יר 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 kefir a young lion young lion of young lion of HNcmsa קוֹל/וֹ֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤅 qolo his voice his voice his voicing HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ/מְּעֹ֣נָת֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤕/𐤅 mimeonato from his den from his dwelling-place from his dwelling-place HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms בִּלְתִּ֖י 𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 bileti unless except except HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC לָכָֽד 𐤋𐤊𐤃 lakhad he has caught he captured he captured HVqp3ms
Verse 5
does fall she will fall does fall a bird chirping bird of bird on upon on a trap spread-out snare trap the ground the earth the ground or bait and a snare and a snare there is no there is not there is not for it — for it does spring up will he ascend? does ascend a trap spread-out snare trap from from from the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land and to capture to capture to capture not not not does it capture he will capture will capture
הֲ/תִפֹּ֤ל 𐤄/𐤕𐤐𐤋 hatipol does fall she will fall does fall HTi/Vqi3fs צִפּוֹר֙ 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 tsipor a bird chirping bird of bird HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon on HR פַּ֣ח 𐤐𐤇 pach a trap spread-out snare trap HNcmsa הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the ground the earth the ground HTd/Ncbsa וּ/מוֹקֵ֖שׁ 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 umoqesh or bait and a snare and a snare HC/Ncmsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn לָ֑/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah for it for it HR/Sp3fs הֲ/יַֽעֲלֶה 𐤄/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 hayaaleh Aleya (Bemba) does spring up will he ascend? does ascend HTi/Vqi3ms פַּח֙ 𐤐𐤇 pach-2 a trap spread-out snare trap HNcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ֣/אֲדָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לָכ֖וֹד 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤃 velakhod and to capture to capture to capture HC/Vqa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִלְכּֽוֹד 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤃 yilekod does it capture he will capture will capture HVqi3ms
Verse 9
Proclaim cause to be heard cause to hear (pl.) to upon upon the fortresses elevated royal citadels of elevated royal citadels of of Ashdod in Ashdod in Ashedod and to and upon and upon the fortresses elevated royal citadels of elevated royal citadels of in the land in land in land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and say and speak and say Assemble gather yourselves gather yourselves on upon upon the mountains mountains of mountains of of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron and see and see! and see tumults tumults tumults great many (feminine plural) great (feminine plural) within her in her midst in her midst the oppressed oppressed ones oppressed ones in her midst in her interior in her midst
הַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤅 hashemiu Proclaim cause to be heard cause to hear (pl.) HVhv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon upon HR אַרְמְנ֣וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 aremenot the fortresses elevated royal citadels of elevated royal citadels of HNcmpa בְּ/אַשְׁדּ֔וֹד 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 beashedod of Ashdod in Ashdod in Ashedod HR/Np וְ/עַֽל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and to and upon and upon HC/R אַרְמְנ֖וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 aremenot-2 the fortresses elevated royal citadels of elevated royal citadels of HNcmpa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in land in land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וְ/אִמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veimeru and say and speak and say HC/Vqv2mp הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ 𐤄𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 heasefu Assemble gather yourselves gather yourselves HVNv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR הָרֵ֣י 𐤄𐤓𐤉 harey the mountains mountains of mountains of HNcmpc שֹׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron HNp וּ/רְא֞וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 ureu and see and see! and see HC/Vqv2mp מְהוּמֹ֤ת 𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤕 mehumot tumults tumults tumults HNcfpa רַבּוֹת֙ 𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 rabot great many (feminine plural) great (feminine plural) HAafpa בְּ/תוֹכָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤄 betokhah within her in her midst in her midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וַ/עֲשׁוּקִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 vaashuqim the oppressed oppressed ones oppressed ones HC/Ncmpa בְּ/קִרְבָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤄 beqirebah in her midst in her interior in her midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 11
therefore accordingly therefore thus in this manner thus says he said he said Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh adversary narrow, constricted adversary and-surrounding and surrounding-area and surrounding the-land the earth the land and-he-will-bring-down and he brought down and he will bring down from-you from you (feminine) from you your-strength your strength your strength and-will-be-plundered and they were plundered and will be plundered your-palaces your exalted citadels your palaces
לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp צַ֖ר 𐤑𐤓 tsar adversary narrow, constricted adversary HNcmsa וּ/סְבִ֣יב 𐤅/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 useviv and-surrounding and surrounding-area and surrounding HC/Ncbsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the-land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הוֹרִ֤ד 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃 vehorid and-he-will-bring-down and he brought down and he will bring down HC/Vhq3ms מִמֵּ/ךְ֙ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekhe from-you from you (feminine) from you HR/Sp2fs עֻזֵּ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤆/𐤊 uzekhe your-strength your strength your strength HNcmsc/Sp2fs וְ/נָבֹ֖זּוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤆𐤅 venavozu and-will-be-plundered and they were plundered and will be plundered HC/VNq3cp אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 aremenotayikhe your-palaces your exalted citadels your palaces HNcmpc/Sp2fs
Verse 12
thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh as as that which as that which rescues he will snatch away he will deliver the shepherd the shepherding one the shepherd from the mouth of from mouth of from mouth of the lion the tearer the lion two two two legs lower legs lower legs or or or piece separated piece separated piece of an ear ear of ear of so thus thus will be rescued they will be rescued they will be delivered sons of sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael dwelling the ones dwelling the ones dwelling in Samaria in Watch-place in Shomeron corner of a in edge of in edge of bed stretched-out couch stretched-out couch and in Damascus and in Damascus and in Demesheq couch resting-bed resting-bed
כֹּה֮ 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr יַצִּ֨יל 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋 yatsil rescues he will snatch away he will deliver HVhi3ms הָ/רֹעֶ֜ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haroeh the shepherd the shepherding one the shepherd HTd/Vqrmsa מִ/פִּ֧י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi from the mouth of from mouth of from mouth of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֲרִ֛י 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉 haari the lion the tearer the lion HTd/Ncmsa שְׁתֵּ֥י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two two HAcfdc כְרָעַ֖יִם 𐤊𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 kheraayim legs lower legs lower legs HNcbda א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or or HC בְדַל 𐤁𐤃𐤋 vedal piece separated piece separated piece HNcmsc אֹ֑זֶן 𐤀𐤆𐤍 ozen of an ear ear of ear of HNcfsa כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm יִנָּצְל֞וּ 𐤉𐤍𐤑𐤋𐤅 yinatselu will be rescued they will be rescued they will be delivered HVNi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הַ/יֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hayoshevim dwelling the ones dwelling the ones dwelling HTd/Vqrmpa בְּ/שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 beshomeron in Samaria in Watch-place in Shomeron HR/Np בִּ/פְאַ֥ת 𐤁/𐤐𐤀𐤕 bifeat corner of a in edge of in edge of HR/Ncfsc מִטָּ֖ה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mitah bed stretched-out couch stretched-out couch HNcfsa וּ/בִ/דְמֶ֥שֶׁק 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 uvidemesheq and in Damascus and in Damascus and in Demesheq HC/R/Np עָֽרֶשׂ 𐤏𐤓𐤔 ares couch resting-bed resting-bed HNcfsa
Verse 14
for for/because for on-the-day in the day of in the day of I-punish my attending-to my attending-to transgressions rebellions of rebellions of Israel El-Contends Yiserael upon-it upon him upon him and-I-will-punish and I attended to and I attended to upon upon upon altars sacrifice-places altars house House of El Beyt El of-God toward Beyt El and-they-will-be-cut-off and they were cut off and they were cut off horns horns of horns of the-altar the sacrifice-place the altar and-they-will-fall and they fell and they fell to-the-ground to the land to the ground
כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC בְּ/י֛וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on-the-day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc פָּקְדִ֥/י 𐤐𐤒𐤃/𐤉 paqedi I-punish my attending-to my attending-to HVqc/Sp1cs פִשְׁעֵֽי 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉 fisheey transgressions rebellions of rebellions of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עָלָ֑י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon-it upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms וּ/פָֽקַדְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉 ufaqadeti and-I-will-punish and I attended to and I attended to HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR מִזְבְּח֣וֹת 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤕 mizebechot altars sacrifice-places altars HNcmpc בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el of-God toward Beyt El HNp וְ/נִגְדְּעוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅 venigedeu and-they-will-be-cut-off and they were cut off and they were cut off HC/VNq3cp קַרְנ֣וֹת 𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤅𐤕 qarenot horns horns of horns of HNcbpc הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the-altar the sacrifice-place the altar HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נָפְל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 venafelu and-they-will-fall and they fell and they fell HC/Vqq3cp לָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets Ayé (Yoruba) to-the-ground to the land to the ground HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 15
And I will strike and I will strike and I will strike house house-of house of the winter the harvest-season the winter with upon upon house house-of house of the summer the summer season the summer season and they shall perish and they served and they perished houses houses of houses of of ivory the tooth ivory and they shall have an end and they came to an end and they came to an end houses houses houses great many great ones declaration solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
וְ/הִכֵּיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehikeyti And I will strike and I will strike and I will strike HC/Vhq1cs בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house-of house of HNcmsc הַ/חֹ֖רֶף 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤐 hachoref the winter the harvest-season the winter HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon upon HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc הַ/קָּ֑יִץ 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤑 haqayits the summer the summer season the summer season HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אָבְד֞וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 veavedu and they shall perish and they served and they perished HC/Vqq3cp בָּתֵּ֣י 𐤁𐤕𐤉 batey houses houses of houses of HNcmpc הַ/שֵּׁ֗ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤍 hashen of ivory the tooth ivory HTd/Ncbsa וְ/סָפ֛וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤅 vesafu and they shall have an end and they came to an end and they came to an end HC/Vqq3cp בָּתִּ֥ים 𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 batim houses houses houses HNcmpa רַבִּ֖ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim great many great ones HAampa נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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