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ܫܡܥܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܣܩܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܬ
shmew mlth' hd' d'mr mry' elykwn bny 'ysryl el klh shrbth' d'sqth mn 're' dmtsryn w'mrth
Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:
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ܕܠܟܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܝܕܥܬ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܘܒܝܟܘܢ
dlkwn blkhwd ydeth mn klhwn emm' wmn klhyn shrbth' d're' mTl hn' 'pqwd elykwn klhwn khwbykwn
“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”
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ܕܠܡܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܬܘܥܕܘ
dlm' 'zlyn thryn 'kkhd' 'l' 'n 'thwedw
Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?
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ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܡ ܐܪܝܐ ܒܥܒܐ ܡܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܙܪܐ ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܩܠܗ ܐܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܒܘܥܝܬܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܬܒܪ
dlm' nhm 'ry' beb' m' dlyth lh gzr' 'w dlm' mrym qlh 'ry' mn mrbweythh 'l' 'n thbr
Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
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ܕܠܡܐ ܢܦܠܐ ܨܦܪܐ ܒܦܚܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܨ̇ܝܕܐ ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܫܘܪ ܦܚܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܚܕ
dlm' npl' tspr' bpkh' b're' bled mn tsyd' 'w dlm' shwr pkh' mn 're' w'khd
Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?
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ܕܠܡܐ ܡܬܩܪܐ ܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܙܐܥ ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ
dlm' mthqr' shypwr' bmdynth' wem' l' z'e 'w dlm' hwy' byshth' bmdynth' dmry' l' ebd
Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and Yahweh hasn’t done it?
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ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܓܠܐ ܪܐܙܗ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ
mTl dl' ebd mr' mrwth' mdm 'l' 'n gl' r'zh lebdwhy nby'
Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
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ܐܪܝܐ ܢܗܡ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܐ ܢܕܚܠ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܠܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܢܒܐ
'ry' nhm mn l' ndkhl mr' mrwth' mll mn l' nthnb'
The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?
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ܐܫܡܥܘ ܥܠ ܣܚܪ̈ܬܗ̇ ܕܐܫܕܘܕ ܘܥܠ ܣܚܪ̈ܬܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ ܘܚܙܘ ܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܒܓܘܗ̇ ܘܥܫܘܩܝܐ ܕܒܗ̇
'shmew el skhrthh d'shdwd wel skhrthh d're' dmtsryn w'mrw 'thknshw klkwn lTwr' dshmryn wkhzw dlwkhy' sgy'' dbgwh weshwqy' dbh
Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”
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ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܚܡܠܝܢ ܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܘܒܙܬܐ ܒܣܚܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ
wl' ydeyn lmebd mksnwth' 'mr mry' wkhmlyn khTwpy' wbzth' bskhrthhwn
“Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says Yahweh, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”
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ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܢܚܕܪܝܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܚܘܬ ܡܢܗ̇ ܥܘܫܢܗ̇ ܘܢܬ̈ܒܙܢ ܣܚܪ̈ܬܗ̇
mTl dhkn' 'mr mry' 'wltsn' nkhdryh l're' wnkhwth mnh ewshnh wnthbzn skhrthh
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered.”
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ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܥܕܐ ܪܥܝܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܟܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܐܘ ܛܪܦܐ ܕܐܕܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܬܦܨܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܒܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܘܒܥܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܕܪܡܣܘܩ
hkn' 'mr mry' 'yk dmed' rey' mn pwm' d'ry' thrthyn kreyn 'w Trp' d'dn' hkn' nthptswn bny 'ysryl dythbyn bshmryn bkhwTr' dmn shly wbem' dmn drmswq
Yahweh says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”
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ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
shmew w'shdw bbyth' dyeqwb 'mr mr' mrwth' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysryl
“Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.
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ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܘܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܢܬ̈ܓܕܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܢܦ̈ܠܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ
mTwl dbywm' dpqd 'n' ewlh d'ysryl elwhy 'pqwd el mdbkh' dbyth 'yl wnthgdmn qrnthhwn dmdbkh' wnpln el 're'
“For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off, and fall to the ground.
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ܘܐܘܒܕ ܒܝܬ ܣܬܘܐ ܥܡ ܒܝܬ ܩܝܛܐ ܘܢܐܒܕܘܢ ܒܬ̈ܐ ܕܫܢܐ ܘܢܣܘܦܘܢ ܒܬ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
w'wbd byth sthw' em byth qyT' wn'bdwn bth' dshn' wnswpwn bth' sgy'' 'mr mry'
I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.