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Amos 8
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Amos 8
Orthodox Jewish Bible
8 Thus hath Adonoi Hashem showed unto me: and hinei a basket of kayitz (summer fruit).
2 And Hashem said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of kayitz (summer fruit). Then said Hashem unto me, The ketz (end) is come upon My people Yisroel; I will not again pass by them [and spare them] anymore.
3 And the shirot of the heikhal shall turn to wailings in that Yom, saith Adonoi Hashem; there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth. Silence!
4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the anivvei aretz (poor of the land) to fail,
5 Saying, When will the Rosh Chodesh be over, that we may sell grain? And Shabbos, that we may market wheat, making the eifah (bushel) small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by mirmah (deceit)?
6 That we may buy the poor for kesef, and the needy for a pair of sandals; yea, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?
7 Hashem hath sworn by the ga’on Ya’akov, Surely I will never forget any of their ma’asim.
8 Shall not ha’aretz (the land) tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And the whole land shall rise like the Nile; and heave and sink, as by the Nile of Mitzrayim.
9 And it shall come to pass in that Yom, saith Adonoi Hashem, that I will cause the shemesh to go down at noon, and I will darken ha’aretz in the yom ohr (day light);
10 And I will turn your chagim into mourning, and all your shirot into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every rosh; and I will make it as the mourning of a yachid (only son), and the end thereof as a yom mar (bitter day).
11 Hinei, the yamim come, saith Adonoi Hashem, that I will send a ra’av (famine) in the land, not a ra’av (famine) of lechem, nor a thirst for mayim, but of hearing the Divrei Hashem;
12 And they shall wander from yam to yam, and from the tzafon (north) even to the mizrach (east), they shall run to and fro to seek the Devar Hashem, and shall not find it.
13 In that Yom shall the betulot hayafot (fair virgins) and bochurim faint for thirst.
14 They that swear by the sin of Shomron, and say, Chai Elohecha, O Dan; and, The Derech Beer Sheva liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
Amos 8
New King James Version
Amos 8
New King James Version
Vision of the Summer Fruit
8 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And He said, “Amos, what do you see?”
So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”
Then the Lord said to me:
(A)“The end has come upon My people Israel;
(B)I will not pass by them anymore.
3 And (C)the songs of the temple
Shall be wailing in that day,”
Says the Lord God—
“Many dead bodies everywhere,
(D)They shall be thrown out in silence.”
4 Hear this, you who [a]swallow up the needy,
And make the poor of the land fail,
5 Saying:
“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may sell grain?
And (E)the Sabbath,
That we may [b]trade wheat?
(F)Making the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by (G)deceit,
6 That we may buy the poor for (H)silver,
And the needy for a pair of sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”
7 The Lord has sworn by (I)the pride of Jacob:
“Surely (J)I will never forget any of their works.
8 (K)Shall the land not tremble for this,
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like [c]the River,
Heave and subside
(L)Like the River of Egypt.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(M)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [d]broad daylight;
10 I will turn your feasts into (N)mourning,
(O)And all your songs into lamentation;
(P)I will bring sackcloth on every waist,
And baldness on every head;
I will make it like mourning for an only son,
And its end like a bitter day.
11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But (Q)of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall (R)not find it.
Amos 8
New International Version
Amos 8
New International Version
A Basket of Ripe Fruit
8 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me:(A) a basket of ripe fruit. 2 “What do you see,(B) Amos?(C)” he asked.
“A basket(D) of ripe fruit,” I answered.
Then the Lord said to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.(E)
3 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing.[a](F) Many, many bodies—flung everywhere! Silence!(G)”
5 saying,
“When will the New Moon(J) be over
that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
that we may market(K) wheat?”(L)—
skimping on the measure,
boosting the price
and cheating(M) with dishonest scales,(N)
6 buying the poor(O) with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.(P)
7 The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob:(Q) “I will never forget(R) anything they have done.(S)
8 “Will not the land tremble(T) for this,
and all who live in it mourn?
The whole land will rise like the Nile;
it will be stirred up and then sink
like the river of Egypt.(U)
9 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(V)
10 I will turn your religious festivals(W) into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.(X)
I will make all of you wear sackcloth(Y)
and shave(Z) your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son(AA)
and the end of it like a bitter day.(AB)
11 “The days are coming,”(AC) declares the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine through the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but a famine(AD) of hearing the words of the Lord.(AE)
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.(AF)
13 “In that day
Amos 8
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Amos 8
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Quarta visione: il canestro di frutta matura
8 Ecco ciò che mi fece vedere il Signore Dio:
era un canestro di frutta matura.
2 Egli domandò: «Che vedi Amos?».
Io risposi: «Un canestro di frutta matura».
Il Signore mi disse:
E' maturata la fine per il mio popolo, Israele;
non gli perdonerò più.
3 In quel giorno urleranno le cantanti del tempio,
oracolo del Signore Dio.
Numerosi i cadaveri, gettati dovunque. Silenzio!
Contro i fraudolenti e gli sfruttatori
4 Ascoltate questo, voi che calpestate il povero
e sterminate gli umili del paese,
5 voi che dite: «Quando sarà passato il novilunio
e si potrà vendere il grano?
E il sabato, perché si possa smerciare il frumento,
diminuendo le misure e aumentando il siclo
e usando bilance false,
6 per comprare con denaro gli indigenti
e il povero per un paio di sandali?
Venderemo anche lo scarto del grano».
7 Il Signore lo giura per il vanto di Giacobbe:
certo non dimenticherò mai le loro opere.
8 Non forse per questo trema la terra,
sono in lutto tutti i suoi abitanti,
si solleva tutta come il Nilo,
si agita e si riabbassa come il fiume d'Egitto?
Annunzio di un misterioro castigo: oscurità e lutto
9 In quel giorno - oracolo del Signore Dio -
farò tramontare il sole a mezzodì
e oscurerò la terra in pieno giorno!
10 Cambierò le vostre feste in lutto
e tutti i vostri canti in lamento:
farò vestire ad ogni fianco il sacco,
renderò calva ogni testa:
ne farò come un lutto per un figlio unico
e la sua fine sarà come un giorno d'amarezza.
Fame e sete della parola di Dio
11 Ecco, verranno giorni,
- dice il Signore Dio -
in cui manderò la fame nel paese,
non fame di pane, né sete di acqua,
ma d'ascoltare la parola del Signore.
12 Allora andranno errando da un mare all'altro
e vagheranno da settentrione a oriente,
per cercare la parola del Signore,
ma non la troveranno.
Nuovo annunzio del castigo
13 In quel giorno appassiranno le belle fanciulle
e i giovani per la sete.
14 Quelli che giurano per il peccato di Samaria
e dicono: «Per la vita del tuo dio, Dan!»
oppure: «Per la vita del tuo diletto, Bersabea!»,
cadranno senza più rialzarsi!
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