--- title: Amos 4 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Amos chapter 4 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Amos](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/) / chapter 4 # Amos 4 13 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [4:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.1/) — שִׁמְעוּ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה פָּרוֹת הַבָּשָׁן אֲשֶׁר בְּהַר שֹֽׁמְרוֹן הָעֹשְׁקוֹת דַּלִּים הָרֹצְצוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים הָאֹמְרֹת לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶם הָבִיאָה וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ — Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords: 'Bring, that we may feast.' - [4:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.2/) — נִשְׁבַּע אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה בְּקָדְשׁוֹ כִּי הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים עֲלֵיכֶם וְנִשָּׂא אֶתְכֶם בְּצִנּוֹת וְאַחֲרִיתְכֶן בְּסִירוֹת דּוּגָֽה׃ — The Lord GOD hath sworn by His holiness: Lo, surely the days shall come upon you, that ye shall be taken away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks. - [4:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.3/) — וּפְרָצִים תֵּצֶאנָה אִשָּׁה נֶגְדָּהּ וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּנָה הַהַרְמוֹנָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ — And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall be cast into Harmon, saith the LORD. - [4:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.4/) — בֹּאוּ בֵֽית־אֵלבֵֽית־אֵל וּפִשְׁעוּ הַגִּלְגָּל הַרְבּוּ לִפְשֹׁעַ וְהָבִיאוּ לַבֹּקֶר זִבְחֵיכֶם לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים מַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ — Come to Beth-el, and transgress, to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three days; - [4:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.5/) — וְקַטֵּר מֵֽחָמֵץ תּוֹדָה וְקִרְאוּ נְדָבוֹת הַשְׁמִיעוּ כִּי כֵן אֲהַבְתֶּם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃ — And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill-offerings and publish them; for so ye love to do, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. - [4:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.6/) — וְגַם־אֲנִי נָתַתִּי לָכֶם נִקְיוֹן שִׁנַּיִם בְּכָל־עָרֵיכֶם וְחֹסֶר לֶחֶם בְּכֹל מְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ — And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the LORD. - [4:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.7/) — וְגַם אָנֹכִי מָנַעְתִּי מִכֶּם אֶת־הַגֶּשֶׁם בְּעוֹד שְׁלֹשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים לַקָּצִיר וְהִמְטַרְתִּי עַל־עִיר אֶחָת וְעַל־עִיר אַחַת לֹא אַמְטִיר חֶלְקָה אַחַת תִּמָּטֵר וְחֶלְקָה אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹֽא־תַמְטִיר עָלֶיהָ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃ — And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city; one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. - [4:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.8/) — וְנָעוּ שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלֹשׁ עָרִים אֶל־עִיר אַחַת לִשְׁתּוֹת מַיִם וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּעוּ וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ — So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied; yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the LORD. - [4:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.9/) — הִכֵּיתִי אֶתְכֶם בַּשִּׁדָּפוֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן הַרְבּוֹת גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶם וְכַרְמֵיכֶם וּתְאֵנֵיכֶם וְזֵיתֵיכֶם יֹאכַל הַגָּזָם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס — I have smitten you with blasting and mildew; the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured; yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the LORD. - [4:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.10/) — שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָכֶם דֶּבֶר בְּדֶרֶךְ מִצְרַיִם הָרַגְתִּי בַחֶרֶב בַּחוּרֵיכֶם עִם שְׁבִי סֽוּסֵיכֶם וָאַעֲלֶה בְּאֹשׁ מַחֲנֵיכֶם וּֽבְאַפְּכֶם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ — I have sent among you the pestilence in the way of Egypt; your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils; yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the LORD. - [4:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.11/) — הָפַכְתִּי בָכֶם כְּמַהְפֵּכַת אֱלֹהִים אֶת־סְדֹם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָה וַתִּהְיוּ כְּאוּד מֻצָּל מִשְׂרֵפָהוְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס — I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the LORD. - [4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.12/) — לָכֵן כֹּה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל עֵקֶב כִּֽי־זֹאת אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ הִכּוֹן לִקְרַאת־אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. - [4:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO.4.13/) — כִּי הִנֵּה יוֹצֵר הָרִים וּבֹרֵא רוּחַ וּמַגִּיד לְאָדָם מַה־שֵּׂחוֹ עֹשֵׂה שַׁחַר עֵיפָה וְדֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי אָרֶץ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ס — For, lo, He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth; the LORD, the God of hosts, is His name. - ← previous: [Amos 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/3/) - next →: [Amos 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/5/) - ↑ back to [Amos](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/AMO/)