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OET-LV AMOS Chapter 4

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This OET (very) Literal Version was designed to be used as a view into the original language words, so as to be an aid to understanding the source text for the Readers’ Version, so you won’t get the best understanding from this single viewpoint. This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

4 hear the_message the_this Oh _cows _of (the)_Bāshān who are_on_the _mountain _of Shomrōn who_oppress poor_people who_crush needy_people who_say to_masters _of_their bring so_that _we _may _drink.

2 my_master He _has _sworn YHWH by_holiness _of_his if/because HERE days are_coming on_you(pl) and_someone _will _take _away you(pl) with_barbs and_posterity _of_your(pl) with_hooks _of fishing.

3 And_breaches you(pl)_will _go _out each before_herself and_you(pl)_will _throw to_(the)_Harmon the _utterance _of YHWH.

4 Come Bēyt- ^ʼēl and_transgress (the)_Gilgal increase to_transgress and_bring to_morning sacrifices _of_your(pl) to_three _of days tithes _of_your(pl).

5 And_make _smoke from_leaven a _thank-offering and_proclaim freewill _offerings make_them_heard if/because thus you(pl)_love Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

6 And_also I I _gave to/for_you(pl) cleanness _of teeth in_all cities _of_your(pl) and_lack _of bread in_all _of places _of_your(pl) and_not you(pl)_returned to_me the _utterance _of YHWH.

7 And_also I I _withheld from_you(pl) DOM the_rain in_yet three months were_to_harvest and_I _sent _rain on a _city one and_on a _city one not I _sent _rain a _portion _of _ground one it _was _rained _on and_a _portion _of _ground which not it _sent _rain on/upon_it(f) it _dried _up.

8 And_they _staggered two three cities to a _city one to_ water _drink and_not they _were _satisfied and_not you(pl)_returned to_me the _utterance _of YHWH.

9 I _struck you(pl) with_blight and_with_mildew to _make _many gardens _of_your(pl) and_vineyards _of_your(pl) and_your(pl)_fig _of_trees and_your(pl)_olive _of_trees it _ate the_locust and_not you(pl)_returned to_me the _utterance _of YHWH.

10 I _sent among_you(pl) pestilence in_the _manner _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) I _killed by_sword men _of_your _young with the _capture _of your(pl)_horses _of_your(pl) and_I _caused _to _go _up the _stench _of your _camp _of_your(pl) (and)_in_nose _of_your(pl) and_not you(pl)_returned to_me the _utterance _of YHWH.

11 I _overthrew among_you(pl) like_the _overthrow _of god DOM Şədom and_DOM ˊAmorāh/(Gomorrah) and_you(pl)_were like_a _piece _of _firewood plucked _out from_the_burning[fn][fn][fn] and_not you(pl)_returned to_me the _utterance _of YHWH.

12 for_so/thus/hence thus I _will _do to_you Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) consequence if/because this I _will _do to_you be _prepared to_meet god _of_your Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

13 If/because HERE one _who_formed mountains and_one _who_created wind and_one _who_tells to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind what thought _of_is_his one _who_makes _of (of)_dawn darkness and_one _who_treads on the_high _places _of the_earth is_YHWH god _of soldiers/messengers his/its_name.

4:11 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

4:11 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

4:11 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

OET ◄ AMOS 4 ► ║ ═ ©

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