Amos 33AmosMessages to IsraelThe Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy Bible

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1. Witnesses against Israel

2. 1ENGOJBHear this word that Hashem hath spoken against you, O Bnei Yisroel, against the kol hamishpochoh which I brought up from Eretz Mitzrayim, saying:BSBBSB: Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
3. 2ENGOJBYou only have I known of all the mishpechot ha'adamah: therefore I will punish you for kol avonotechem.BSBBSB: “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
4. 3ENGOJBCan shnayim walk together, except they be agreed?BSBBSB: Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
5. 4ENGOJBWill an aryeh roar in the thicket, when he hath no prey? Will a lion roar from his den, if he has taken nothing?BSBBSB: Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
6. 5ENGOJBCan a bird fall in a pach ha'aretz (trap on the ground), when his snare is not set? Can a pach spring up from ha'aretz without making a capture?BSBBSB: Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
7. 6ENGOJBShall a shofar be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be disaster in a city, and Hashem hath not caused it?BSBBSB: If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
8. 7ENGOJBSurely Adonoi Hashem will do nothing, but He revealeth His sod (secret) unto His avadim hanevi'im.BSBBSB: Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
9. 8ENGOJBThe aryeh hath roared, who will not fear? Adonoi Hashem hath spoken, who can but prophesy?BSBBSB: The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
10. 9ENGOJBPublish in the fortresses at Ashdod, and in the fortresses in Eretz Mitzrayim, and say: Assemble yourselves upon harei Shomron, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppression in the midst thereof.BSBBSB: Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
11. 10ENGOJBFor they have no da'as to do right, saith Hashem, who store up chamas and shod in their fortresses.BSBBSB: “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
12. 11ENGOJBTherefore thus saith Adonoi Hashem: An adversary shall surround the land; and he shall bring down thy strongholds from thee, and thy fortresses shall be plundered.BSBBSB: Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
13. 12ENGOJBThus saith Hashem: As the ro'eh taketh out of the mouth of the aryeh two legs, or a piece of an ozen; so shall the Bnei Yisroel be saved that dwell in Shomron — with the corner of a mittah (bed), and the edge of a couch.BSBBSB: This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
14. 13ENGOJBHear ye, and testify against Bais Ya'akov, saith Adonoi Hashem, Elohei HaTzva'os,BSBBSB: Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
15. 14ENGOJBOn the Yom that I visit her to punish the peysha'im of Yisroel, I will also visit to punish the mizbechot of Beit-El; and the horns of the mizbe'ach shall be cut off, and fall to ha'aretz.BSBBSB: On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.
16. 15ENGOJBAnd I will strike the bais hachoref with the bais hakayitz; and the batim (houses) of ivory shall perish, and the batim rabbim (great houses) shall have an end, saith Hashem.BSBBSB: I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.