Amos 7

Amos receives three visions of judgment against Israel: locusts devouring crops, consuming fire, and a plumb line measuring Israel's spiritual straightness, with YHWH declaring He will not spare them anymore.[1][2][3] When the priest Amaziah of Bethel opposes Amos and orders him to stop prophesying, Amos pronounces judgment against Amaziah and reaffirms Israel's coming captivity.[1][2]

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Verse 1
Thus in this manner thus he-showed-me he caused me to see he caused me to see Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh and-behold and look! and look forming shaper forming locusts burrowing locust burrowing locust at-the-beginning-of at the beginning of at the beginning of coming-up to ascend to go up the-late-harvest the late regrowth the late regrowth and-behold and look! and look late-harvest late aftergrowth late aftergrowth after after, behind after the-mowings-of fleeces of mowings of the-king the king the king
כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD הִרְאַ֨/נִי֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 hireani he-showed-me he caused me to see he caused me to see HVhp3ms/Sp1cs אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and-behold and look! and look HC/Tm יוֹצֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 yotser forming shaper forming HVqrmsa גֹּבַ֔י 𐤂𐤁𐤉 govay locusts burrowing locust burrowing locust HNcmsa בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת 𐤁/𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤕 bitechilat at-the-beginning-of at the beginning of at the beginning of HR/Ncfsc עֲל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 alot Aleya (Bemba) coming-up to ascend to go up HVqc הַ/לָּ֑קֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤋𐤒𐤔 halaqesh the-late-harvest the late regrowth the late regrowth HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִ֨נֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh-2 mona (Bemba) and-behold and look! and look HC/Tm לֶ֔קֶשׁ 𐤋𐤒𐤔 leqesh late-harvest late aftergrowth late aftergrowth HNcmsa אַחַ֖ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after after, behind after HR גִּזֵּ֥י 𐤂𐤆𐤉 gizey the-mowings-of fleeces of mowings of HNcmpc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 2
And it was and he/it became and he/it was if if / whether if they had finished he brought to completion he finished eating to eat to eat [direct object marker] object-marker [·] grass green herbage green herbage of the land the earth the land then I said and I said and I said O Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh forgive Forgive! Forgive please please please who who? who? shall stand let him rise will rise Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov for for/because for small small small he he he
וְ/הָיָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it was and he/it became and he/it was HC/Vqq3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC כִּלָּה֙ 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kilah they had finished he brought to completion he finished HVpp3ms לֶֽ/אֱכוֹל֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤅𐤋 leekhol okèlè (Yoruba) eating to eat to eat HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עֵ֣שֶׂב 𐤏𐤔𐤁 esev grass green herbage green herbage HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וָ/אֹמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar then I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֲדֹנָ֤/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay O Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp סְֽלַֽח 𐤎𐤋𐤇 selach forgive Forgive! Forgive HVqv2ms נָ֔א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who? HTi יָק֖וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum uku-ima (Bemba) shall stand let him rise will rise HVqi3ms יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC קָטֹ֖ן 𐤒𐤈𐤍 qaton small small small HAamsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms
Verse 4
Thus in this manner thus he showed me he caused me to see he caused me to see my Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh and behold and look! and look calling calling one calling one to contend to engage in dispute to contend by fire in the fire in the fire my Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh and it devoured and she consumed and it ate [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the deep roaring deep the deep great great great and was eating and eat! and it was consuming [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the portion the allotted portion the allotted portion
כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD הִרְאַ֨/נִי֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 hireani he showed me he caused me to see he caused me to see HVhp3ms/Sp1cs אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay my Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm קֹרֵ֛א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qore calling calling one calling one HVqrmsa לָ/רִ֥ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 lariv to contend to engage in dispute to contend HR/Vqc בָּ/אֵ֖שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh by fire in the fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay-2 my Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih-2 GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וַ/תֹּ֨אכַל֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vatokhal okèlè (Yoruba) and it devoured and she consumed and it ate HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo תְּה֣וֹם 𐤕𐤄𐤅𐤌 tehom the deep roaring deep the deep HNcbsa רַבָּ֔ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah great great great HAafsa וְ/אָכְלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 veakhelah okèlè (Yoruba) and was eating and eat! and it was consuming HC/Vqq3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/חֵֽלֶק 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤒 hacheleq the portion the allotted portion the allotted portion HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 8
and he said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me to me what what? what? you you you see seeing one seeing one Amos Amos Amos and I said and I said and I said a plumb line plumb-line plumb-line and he said and he said and he said my Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord behold me look—here I am look here I am setting the one who places the one who sets a plumb line plumb-line plumb-line in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of my people my people my people Israel El-Contends Yiserael not not not I will add I will add I will add anymore still, again, further again to pass Cross over Cross over by it — by it
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what? HTi אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms רֹאֶה֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤄 roeh see seeing one seeing one HVqrmsa עָמ֔וֹס 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤎 amos Amos Amos Amos HNp וָ/אֹמַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֲנָ֑ךְ 𐤀𐤍𐤊 anakhe a plumb line plumb-line plumb-line HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲדֹנָ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay my Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold me look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs שָׂ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sam setting the one who places the one who sets HVqrmsa אֲנָךְ֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊 anakhe-2 a plumb line plumb-line plumb-line HNcmsa בְּ/קֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אוֹסִ֥יף 𐤀𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 osif I will add I will add I will add HVhi1cs ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further again HD עֲב֥וֹר 𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 avor to pass Cross over Cross over HVqc לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 by it by it HR/Sp3ms
Verse 9
and will be desolate and they became desolate and they will become desolate the high places elevated cult sites high places of Isaac He-will-laugh Yisechaq and the sanctuaries and sanctuaries of and sanctuaries of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael shall be laid waste they will become desolate they will become dry and I will rise and I rose and I will rise against upon against the house house-of house of of Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam with the sword with a destroying blade with a sword
וְ/נָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤅 venashamu and will be desolate and they became desolate and they will become desolate HC/VNq3cp בָּמ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕 bamot the high places elevated cult sites high places HNcfpc יִשְׂחָ֔ק 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤒 yisechaq of Isaac He-will-laugh Yisechaq HNp וּ/מִקְדְּשֵׁ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉 umiqedeshey and the sanctuaries and sanctuaries of and sanctuaries of HC/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp יֶחֱרָ֑בוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤅 yecheravu koloba (Bemba) shall be laid waste they will become desolate they will become dry HVqi3mp וְ/קַמְתִּ֛י 𐤅/𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 veqameti uku-ima (Bemba) and I will rise and I rose and I will rise HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house-of house of HNcmsc יָרָבְעָ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam of Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp בֶּ/חָֽרֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becharev with the sword with a destroying blade with a sword HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 10
and sent and he dispatched and he sent Amaziah Yahweh is strong Amatseyah the priest officiating priest priest of of House of El Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El to toward to Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam king king of king of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael saying to say to say has conspired he bound he conspired against you upon you against you Amos Amos Amos in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of the house of house-of house of Israel El-Contends Yiserael not not not is able you are able you are able the land the earth the land to bear to sustain to sustain — object-marker [·] all entirety of all of his words his spoken matters his words
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֗ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms אֲמַצְיָה֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤄 amatseyah Amaziah Yahweh is strong Amatseyah HNp כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤄𐤍 kohen the priest officiating priest priest of HNcmsc בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el Bethel toward Beyt El HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR יָרָבְעָ֥ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc קָשַׁ֨ר 𐤒𐤔𐤓 qashar has conspired he bound he conspired HVqp3ms עָלֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you upon you against you HR/Sp2ms עָמ֗וֹס 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤎 amos Amos Amos Amos HNp בְּ/קֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 the house of house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תוּכַ֣ל 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋 tukhal is able you are able you are able HVqi3fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa לְ/הָכִ֖יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤋 lehakhil to bear to sustain to sustain HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc דְּבָרָֽי/ו 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 devarayv Ndaba (Zulu) his words his spoken matters his words HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 14
Then answered and he responded and he answered Amos Amos Amos and said and he said and he said to toward to Amaziah Yahweh is strong Amatseyah No not not prophet proclaiming spokesman proclaiming prophet I I myself I myself nor and not and not son son of son of of prophet proclaiming spokesman proclaiming prophet I I myself I myself but for/because for/because herdsman daybreak herdsman I I myself I myself and a dresser of and sycamore-fig pincher and a dresser of sycamore trees sycamore fig trees sycamore fig trees
וַ/יַּ֤עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan Then answered and he responded and he answered HC/Vqw3ms עָמוֹס֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤎 amos Amos Amos Amos HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אֲמַצְיָ֔ה 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤄 amatseyah Amaziah Yahweh is strong Amatseyah HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo No not not HTn נָבִ֣יא 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 navi prophet proclaiming spokesman proclaiming prophet HNcmsa אָנֹ֔כִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of son of HNcmsc נָבִ֖יא 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 navi-2 of prophet proclaiming spokesman proclaiming prophet HNcmsa אָנֹ֑כִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi-2 ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because for/because HC בוֹקֵ֥ר 𐤁𐤅𐤒𐤓 voqer herdsman daybreak herdsman HNcmsa אָנֹ֖כִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi-3 ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs וּ/בוֹלֵ֥ס 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤎 uvoles and a dresser of and sycamore-fig pincher and a dresser of HC/Vqrmsc שִׁקְמִֽים 𐤔𐤒𐤌𐤉𐤌 shiqemim sycamore trees sycamore fig trees sycamore fig trees HNcfpa
Verse 17
therefore accordingly therefore thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your wife your woman your woman in the city in the settlement in the city shall prostitute she will act as a prostitute it will prostitute itself and your sons and your sons and your sons and your daughters and your daughters and your daughters by the sword by the sword with the sword shall fall they will fall they will fall and your land and your cultivated ground and your land by a measuring line in the cord in the cord shall be divided she will be apportioned shall be divided and you and you (masculine singular) and you upon upon upon soil arable ground arable land unclean ritually unclean ritually unclean you shall die you will die you will die and Israel El contends and Yiserael surely go into exile to uncover surely go into exile will go into exile he will uncover will go into exile from from upon from its land his cultivated land his cultivated land
לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִשְׁתְּ/ךָ֞ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤊 ishetekha your wife your woman your woman HNcfsc/Sp2ms בָּ/עִ֤יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the settlement in the city HRd/Ncfsa תִּזְנֶה֙ 𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤄 tizeneh shall prostitute she will act as a prostitute it will prostitute itself HVqi3fs וּ/בָנֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 uvaneykha Bene (Bemba) and your sons and your sons and your sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וּ/בְנֹתֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊 uvenoteykha and your daughters and your daughters and your daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by the sword by the sword with the sword HRd/Ncfsa יִפֹּ֔לוּ 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 yipolu shall fall they will fall they will fall HVqi3mp וְ/אַדְמָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤊 veadematekha and your land and your cultivated ground and your land HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms בַּ/חֶ֣בֶל 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤋 bachevel kamba (Swahili) by a measuring line in the cord in the cord HRd/Ncbsa תְּחֻלָּ֑ק 𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤒 techulaq gawa (Swahili) shall be divided she will be apportioned shall be divided HVPi3fs וְ/אַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR אֲדָמָ֤ה 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 adamah soil arable ground arable land HNcfsa טְמֵאָה֙ 𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄 temeah tembe (Lingala) unclean ritually unclean ritually unclean HAafsa תָּמ֔וּת 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut you shall die you will die you will die HVqi2ms וְ/יִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel El contends and Yiserael HC/Np גָּלֹ֥ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 galoh surely go into exile to uncover surely go into exile HVqa יִגְלֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤄 yigeleh will go into exile he will uncover will go into exile HVqi3ms מֵ/עַ֥ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon from HR/R אַדְמָתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤅 ademato its land his cultivated land his cultivated land HNcfsc/Sp3ms
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