Amos 8

YHWH shows Amos a vision of a basket of summer fruit (qayis), symbolizing the end (qes) for Israel, with judgment bringing death, wailing, and bodies thrown out in silence[1][2][3]. The chapter condemns merchants for oppressing the poor with dishonest scales, predicts cosmic darkening, mourning like for an only son, and a famine of hearing YHWH's word, causing desperate wandering[1][2][3].

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Verse 2
And he said and he said and he said What what? what do you you you see seeing one seeing one Amos Amos Amos And I said and I said and I said a basket wicker enclosure wicker enclosure of summer fruit summer harvest-season summer harvest-season Then YHWH said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me toward me has come he came he came the end the cut-off end the cut-off end upon toward toward my people my people my people Israel El-Contends Yiserael not not not I will add I will add I will add again still, again, further again to pass Cross over Cross over by it — for him
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? what HTi אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah do 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 כְּל֣וּב 𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤁 keluv a basket wicker enclosure wicker enclosure HNcmsc קָ֑יִץ 𐤒𐤉𐤑 qayits of summer fruit summer harvest-season summer harvest-season HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 Then YHWH 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 toward me HR/Sp1cs בָּ֤א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came he came HVqp3ms הַ/קֵּץ֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤑 haqets the end the cut-off end the cut-off end HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward toward HR עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אוֹסִ֥יף 𐤀𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 osif I will add I will add I will add HVhi1cs ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further again HD עֲב֥וֹר 𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 avor to pass Cross over Cross over HVqc לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 by it for him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 3
And they will wail and raise a wail and raise a wail the songs songs of songs of of the temple grand sanctuary-palace of temple of in the day in the day in the day that he that declares solemn utterance of declaration of Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh Many great many the corpses the lifeless body the lifeless body in all in the whole of in all place standing-place place they will cast he hurled he threw Silence! Hush! Hush!
וְ/הֵילִ֜ילוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅 veheylilu lila (Zulu) And they will wail and raise a wail and raise a wail HC/Vhq3cp שִׁיר֤וֹת 𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 shirot the songs songs of songs of HNcbpc הֵיכָל֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 heykhal of the temple grand sanctuary-palace of temple of HNcmsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms נְאֻ֖ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp רַ֣ב 𐤓𐤁 rav Many great many HAamsa הַ/פֶּ֔גֶר 𐤄/𐤐𐤂𐤓 hapeger the corpses the lifeless body the lifeless body HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc מָק֖וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom place standing-place place HNcmsa הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊 hishelikhe they will cast he hurled he threw HVhp3ms הָֽס 𐤄𐤎 has kaasa (Bemba) Silence! Hush! Hush! HVpv2ms
Verse 5
saying to say to say when when when will pass over he will cross over it will cross over the new moon the new-moon the new-moon that we may sell let us trade in grain and let us trade in grain grain broken grain grain and the Sabbath the rest-day and the Sabbath that we may open and let us open and let us open wheat purified grain wheat making small to make small to make small the ephah grain dry-measure an ephah and making great and to make great and to make great the shekel weighing-unit of the shekel and falsifying and to distort and to distort the balances pair of scales of pair of scales of of deceit deliberate deceit deliberate deceit
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc מָתַ֞י 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay when when when HTi יַעֲבֹ֤ר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 yaavor will pass over he will cross over it will cross over HVqi3ms הַ/חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 hachodesh mwenshi (Bemba) the new moon the new-moon the new-moon HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 venashebirah that we may sell let us trade in grain and let us trade in grain HC/Vhh1cp שֶּׁ֔בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever grain broken grain grain HNcmsa וְ/הַ/שַּׁבָּ֖ת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 vehashabat and the Sabbath the rest-day and the Sabbath HC/Td/Ncbsa וְ/נִפְתְּחָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤄 venifetechah that we may open and let us open and let us open HC/Vqh1cp בָּ֑ר 𐤁𐤓 bar bàrà (Yoruba) wheat purified grain wheat HNcmsa לְ/הַקְטִ֤ין 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤍 lehaqetin making small to make small to make small HR/Vhc אֵיפָה֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤐𐤄 eyfah the ephah grain dry-measure an ephah HNcfsa וּ/לְ/הַגְדִּ֣יל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤋 ulehagedil and making great and to make great and to make great HC/R/Vhc שֶׁ֔קֶל 𐤔𐤒𐤋 sheqel the shekel weighing-unit of the shekel HNcmsa וּ/לְ/עַוֵּ֖ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤕 uleavet and falsifying and to distort and to distort HC/R/Vpc מֹאזְנֵ֥י 𐤌𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 mozeney the balances pair of scales of pair of scales of HNcmdc מִרְמָֽה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah of deceit deliberate deceit deliberate deceit HNcfsa
Verse 8
Because of raise up! Because of this this one this one not not not tremble she will tremble will tremble the land the earth the land and mourn and he mourned and mourn all entirety of all of who dwell dwelling-one of dwelling-one of in it — in her and it will rise and she ascended and it will rise like the Nile like a river like Yeor all of it her entirety all of her and be tossed and she was expelled and it will be expelled and subside and she was given drink and it will be given drink and sink and she sank down and it will sink down like the Nile river-watercourse like Yeor of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim
הַ֤/עַל 𐤄/𐤏𐤋 haal Because of raise up! Because of HTi/R זֹאת֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תִרְגַּ֣ז 𐤕𐤓𐤂𐤆 tiregaz tremble she will tremble will tremble HVqi3fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אָבַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤋 veaval and mourn and he mourned and mourn HC/Vqq3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev who dwell dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsa בָּ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in her HR/Sp3fs וְ/עָלְתָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤄 vealetah Aleya (Bemba) and it will rise and she ascended and it will rise HC/Vqq3fs כָ/אֹר֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤓 khaor like the Nile like a river like Yeor HRd/Np כֻּלָּ֔/הּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kulah kila (Swahili) all of it her entirety all of her HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/נִגְרְשָׁ֥ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤄 venigereshah fukuza (Swahili) and be tossed and she was expelled and it will be expelled HC/VNq3fs ו/נשקה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤄 vnshqh and subside and she was given drink and it will be given drink HC/VNq3fs וְ/נִשְׁקְעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤏𐤄 venisheqeah and sink and she sank down and it will sink down HC/VNq3fs כִּ/יא֥וֹר 𐤊/𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤓 kior like the Nile river-watercourse like Yeor HR/Np מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp
Verse 9
And it will be and he/it became and it will happen in the day in the day in the day that he that declares solemn utterance of declaration of Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh I will bring and I caused to enter and I will bring the sun the sun the sun at noon in the double-brightness at noon and I will darken and I caused to darken and I will darken the land to the land the land in day in the day of in the day of light light light
וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became and it will happen HC/Vqq3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms נְאֻם֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וְ/הֵבֵאתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕𐤉 veheveti I will bring and I caused to enter and I will bring HC/Vhq1cs הַ/שֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa בַּֽ/צָּהֳרָ֑יִם 𐤁/𐤑𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 batsahorayim at noon in the double-brightness at noon HRd/Ncmpa וְ/הַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤕𐤉 vehachashakheti and I will darken and I caused to darken and I will darken HC/Vhq1cs לָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land to the land the land HRd/Ncbsa בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc אֽוֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light light light HNcbsa
Verse 10
and-I-will-turn and I overturned and I will turn your-feasts your pilgrimage festivals your pilgrimage festivals to-mourning to mourning to mourning and-all and whole of and all of your-songs your songs your songs to-lamentation for a lament-poem to lamentation and-I-will-bring-up and I caused to ascend and I caused to go up upon upon upon all entirety of all of loins loins loins sackcloth coarse sackcloth coarse sackcloth and-upon and upon and upon all entirety of all of head head head baldness bald patch baldness and-I-will-make-it and I set her and I will set her like-mourning like mourning like mourning only-son unique one the only one and-end-of-it and her final outcome and her end like-day like a day like a day bitter bitterness of of bitterness
וְ/הָפַכְתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤊𐤕𐤉 vehafakheti and-I-will-turn and I overturned and I will turn HC/Vqq1cs חַגֵּי/כֶ֜ם 𐤇𐤂𐤉/𐤊𐤌 chageykhem your-feasts your pilgrimage festivals your pilgrimage festivals HNcmpc/Sp2mp לְ/אֵ֗בֶל 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤋 leevel to-mourning to mourning to mourning HR/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and-all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc שִֽׁירֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤉/𐤊𐤌 shireykhem your-songs your songs your songs HNcbpc/Sp2mp לְ/קִינָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤄 leqinah to-lamentation for a lament-poem to lamentation HR/Ncfsa וְ/הַעֲלֵיתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehaaleyti Aleya (Bemba) and-I-will-bring-up and I caused to ascend and I caused to go up HC/Vhq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc מָתְנַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 matenayim loins loins loins HNcmda שָׂ֔ק 𐤔𐤒 saq sackcloth coarse sackcloth coarse sackcloth HNcmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-upon and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc רֹ֖אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head head HNcmsa קָרְחָ֑ה 𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤄 qarechah baldness bald patch baldness HNcfsa וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤄 vesametiha and-I-will-make-it and I set her and I will set her HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3fs כְּ/אֵ֣בֶל 𐤊/𐤀𐤁𐤋 keevel like-mourning like mourning like mourning HR/Ncmsa יָחִ֔יד 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃 yachid only-son unique one the only one HAamsa וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤄 veacharitah and-end-of-it and her final outcome and her end HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs כְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 keyom like-day like a day like a day HR/Ncmsa מָֽר 𐤌𐤓 mar bitter bitterness of of bitterness HAamsa
Verse 11
Behold Look! look days days days are coming the ones coming are coming declares solemn utterance of declaration of Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh and I will send and I will dispatch and I will send a famine famine famine in the land in the land in the land not not not a famine famine famine of bread for bread for bread nor and not nor a thirst thirst thirst for water to the waters to water but for/because but rather if / whether rather for hearing to hear to hear the object-marker [·] words words of words of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm יָמִ֣ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days days HNcmpa בָּאִ֗ים 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 baim are coming the ones coming are coming HVqrmpa נְאֻם֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וְ/הִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 vehishelacheti and I will send and I will dispatch and I will send HC/Vhq1cs רָעָ֖ב 𐤓𐤏𐤁 raav a famine famine famine HNcmsa בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn רָעָ֤ב 𐤓𐤏𐤁 raav-2 a famine famine famine HNcmsa לַ/לֶּ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤋𐤇𐤌 lalechem of bread for bread for bread HRd/Ncbsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not nor HC/Tn צָמָ֣א 𐤑𐤌𐤀 tsama a thirst thirst thirst HNcmsa לַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤌 lamayim Amanzi (Zulu) for water to the waters to water HRd/Ncmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because but HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im rather if / whether rather HC לִ/שְׁמֹ֔עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa for hearing to hear to hear HR/Vqc אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words words of words of HNcmpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 12
and they shall wander and they moved to and fro and they moved to and fro from sea from sea from sea to up to up to sea sea of sea and from north and from the north and from the north and to and up to and up to east place of rising east of they shall run to and fro they will roam back and forth they will roam back and forth to seek to earnestly seek to earnestly seek [direct object marker] object-marker [·] word word of word the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and not and not and not they will find they will find they will find
וְ/נָעוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤅 venau and they shall wander and they moved to and fro and they moved to and fro HC/Vqq3cp מִ/יָּ֣ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam from sea from sea from sea HR/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to up to HR יָ֔ם 𐤉𐤌 yam sea sea of sea HNcmsa וּ/מִ/צָּפ֖וֹן 𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 umitsafon and from north and from the north and from the north HC/R/Ncfsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and to and up to and up to HC/R מִזְרָ֑ח 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 mizerach east place of rising east of HNcmsa יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤈𐤈𐤅 yeshotetu they shall run to and fro they will roam back and forth they will roam back and forth HVoi3mp לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to seek to earnestly seek to earnestly seek HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) word word of word HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יִמְצָֽאוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 yimetsau they will find they will find they will find HVqi3mp
Verse 14
those who swear the oath-swearing ones the oath-swearing ones by the guilt of in guilt of in guilt of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron and say and they said and they said lives living living your god your Mighty One your Elohim O Dan He-has-judged Dan and lives and he lived and life of the way of path of way of Beersheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva Beersheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva they shall fall and they fell and they fell and not and not and not rise again they will rise they will rise anymore still, again, further again
הַ/נִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 hanishebaim those who swear the oath-swearing ones the oath-swearing ones HTd/VNrmpa בְּ/אַשְׁמַ֣ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤕 beashemat by the guilt of in guilt of in guilt of HR/Ncfsc שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron HNp וְ/אָמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veameru and say and they said and they said HC/Vqq3cp חֵ֤י 𐤇𐤉 chey hai (Swahili) lives living living HAamsa אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your god your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms דָּ֔ן 𐤃𐤍 dan O Dan He-has-judged Dan HNp וְ/חֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vechey hai (Swahili) and lives and he lived and life of HC/Aamsa דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way of path of way of HNcbsc בְּאֵֽר 𐤁𐤀𐤓 beer Beersheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva HNp שָׁ֑בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 shava Beersheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva HNp וְ/נָפְל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 venafelu they shall fall and they fell and they fell HC/Vqq3cp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יָק֥וּמוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 yaqumu uku-ima (Bemba) rise again they will rise they will rise HVqi3mp עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further again HD
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