< Amos 1 >
1 THE WORDS of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
word Amos which to be in/on/with shepherd from Tekoa which to see upon Israel in/on/with day (Uzziah *L(abh)*) king Judah and in/on/with day Jeroboam son: child Joash king Israel year to/for face: before [the] quaking
2 And he said: The LORD roareth from Zion, and uttereth His voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
and to say LORD (from Zion *L(abh)*) to roar and from Jerusalem to give: cry out voice his and to mourn habitation [the] to pasture and to wither head: top [the] Carmel
3 For thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they have threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
thus to say LORD upon three transgression Damascus and upon four not to return: repent him upon to tread they in/on/with sharp [the] iron [obj] [the] Gilead
4 So will I send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad;
and to send: depart fire in/on/with house: household Hazael and to eat citadel: fortress Ben-hadad Ben-hadad
5 And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from Bikath-Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-eden; and the people of Aram shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
and to break bar Damascus and to cut: eliminate to dwell from (Aven) Valley (Valley of) Aven and to grasp tribe: staff from Beth-eden Beth-eden and to reveal: remove people Syria Kir [to] to say LORD
6 Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they carried away captive a whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom.
thus to say LORD upon three transgression Gaza and upon four not to return: repent him upon to reveal: remove they captivity complete to/for to shut to/for Edom
7 So will I send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof;
and to send: depart fire in/on/with wall Gaza and to eat citadel: fortress her
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
and to cut: eliminate to dwell from Ashdod and to grasp tribe: staff from Ashkelon and to return: turn back hand: power my upon Ekron and to perish remnant Philistine to say Lord YHWH/God
9 Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they delivered up a whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.
thus to say LORD upon three transgression Tyre and upon four not to return: repent him upon to shut they captivity complete to/for Edom and not to remember covenant brother: compatriot
10 So will I send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
and to send: depart fire in/on/with wall Tyre and to eat citadel: fortress her
11 Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever.
thus to say LORD upon three transgression Edom and upon four not to return: repent him upon to pursue he in/on/with sword brother: male-sibling his and to ruin compassion his and to tear to/for perpetuity face: anger his and fury his to keep: obey her perpetuity
12 So will I send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
and to send: depart fire in/on/with Teman and to eat citadel: fortress Bozrah
13 Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
thus to say LORD upon three transgression son: descendant/people Ammon and upon four not to return: repent him upon to break up/open they pregnant [the] Gilead because to enlarge [obj] border: boundary their
14 So will I kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
and to kindle fire in/on/with wall Rabbah and to eat citadel: fortress her in/on/with shout in/on/with day battle in/on/with tempest in/on/with day (whirlwind *L(abh)*)
15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
and to go: went king their in/on/with captivity he/she/it and ruler his together to say LORD