OET-LV AMOS Chapter 2

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2 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Mōʼāⱱ and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because burnt_he the _bones _of the _king _of ʼEdōm into_lime.

2 And_I _will _send _forth a _fire on_Mōʼāⱱ and_it _will _consume the _fortresses _of (the)_Qəriyyōt and_it _will _die in_uproar Mōʼāⱱ with_a _shout _of _alarm with_the_sound _of a _trumpet.

3 And_I _will _cut _off a _judge from_midst _of_its and_all officials _of_its I _will _kill with_him/it YHWH he _says.

4 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_have _rejected DOM the _law _of YHWH and_regulations _of_his not they _have _kept and_they_have _misled _them lies _of_their which they _walked ancestors _of_their after_them.

5 And_I _will _send _forth a _fire on_Yəhūdāh and_it _will _consume the _fortresses _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).

6 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because sold_they for_silver the_righteous and_the_needy in_account _of a _pair _of _sandals.

7 those_who_trample on the_dust _of the_earth on_the_head _of poor_people and_the_way _of humble_people they _turn _aside and_a _man and_father _of_his they _go into the _young_woman so _as to _profane DOM the _name _of my _holiness _of_my.

8 And_on garments taken _as _pledges they _stretch _out beside every _of altar and_wine fines they _drink the _house _of their _god _of_their.

9 And_I I _destroyed DOM the_ʼAmorī from_their_face/front who was_like_the_height _of cedars height _of_his and_is_strong he like_oaks and_I _destroyed fruit _of_his (from)_above and_roots _of_his (from)_beneath.

10 And_I I _brought _up you(pl) from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_I _led you(pl) in_wilderness forty year[s] to_take _possession _of DOM the _land _of the_ʼAmorī.

11 And_I _raised _up some_of_your(pl)_sons to_prophets and_some_of_your _young _men to_Nāzīr also not is_this Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of YHWH.

12 And_you(pl)_made _drink DOM the_Nāzīr wine and_to the_prophets you(pl)_commanded to_say not you(pl)_must _prophesy.

13 HERE I am_about _to _make _totter under_you(pl) just_as it _totters the_cart (the)_full to/for_her/it cut _grain.

14 And_ a _place _of _escape _it _will _be _lost from_a _swift_person and_a _strong_person not he _will _make _firm power _of_his and_a _mighty_person not he _will _save life _of_his.

15 And_the _one _who_handles _of (of)_the_bow not he _will _stand and_a_person_swift on_feet _of_his not he _will _save and_the _rider _of the _horse not he _will _save life _of_his.

16 And_the_person_strong _of his/its_heart among_warriors naked he _will _flee in _the_day (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH.

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