H1004M–בַּ֫יִת–ba.yit

In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;

בְּבֵית֙ (בֵית֙) Veit “[the] house of”

The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בֵ֣ית) Veit “[the] house of”

Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;

בְּבֵ֣ית (בֵ֣ית) Veit “[the] house of”

Give ear to this word, my song of sorrow over you, O children of Israel.

בֵּ֥ית beit “O house of”

For these are the words of the Lord God: The town which was able to send out a thousand, will have only a hundred; and that which sent out a hundred, will have only ten, in Israel.

לְבֵ֥ית (בֵ֥ית) Veit “[the] house of”

For these are the words of the Lord to the children of Israel: Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have life:

לְבֵ֣ית (בֵ֣ית) Veit “[the] house of”

Go to the Lord for help so that you may have life; for fear that he may come like fire bursting out in the family of Joseph, causing destruction, and there will be no one to put it out in Beth-el.

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

Did you come to me with offerings of beasts and meal offerings in the waste land for forty years, O Israel?

בֵּ֥ית beit “O house of”

Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!

בֵּ֥ית beit “[the] house of”

For see, I will send against you a nation, O Israel, says the Lord, the God of armies, ruling you cruelly from the way into Hamath as far as the stream of the Arabah.

בֵּ֣ית beit “O house of”

And the high places of Isaac will be unpeopled, and the holy places of Israel will be made waste; and I will come up against the family of Jeroboam with the sword.

בֵּ֥ית beit “[the] house of”

Then Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, Amos has made designs against you among the people of Israel: the land is troubled by his words.

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

Now then, give ear to the word of the Lord: You say, Be no prophet to Israel, and say not a word against the people of Isaac.

בֵּ֥ית beit “[the] house of”

See, the eyes of the Lord are on the evil kingdom, and I will put an end to it in all the earth; but I will not send complete destruction on Jacob, says the Lord.

בֵּ֥ית beit “[the] house of”

For see, I will give orders, and I will have Israel moved about among all the nations, as grain is moved about by the shaking of the tray, but not the smallest seed will be dropped on the earth.

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy; and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house”

And the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry stems of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau; for the Lord has said it.

בֵית־ veit- “[the] house of”וּבֵ֧ית (בֵ֧ית) Veit “[the] house of”וּבֵ֤ית (בֵ֤ית) Veit “[the] house of”לְבֵ֣ית (בֵ֣ית) Veit “[the] house of”

All this is because of the wrongdoing of Jacob and the sins of the children of Israel. What is the wrongdoing of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?

בֵּֽית־ beit- “O house of”

And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

Then give ear to this, you heads of the children of Jacob, you rulers of the children of Israel, hating what is right, twisting what is straight.

בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”בֵּ֣ית beit “[the] house of”

For you have kept the laws of Omri and all the works of the family of Ahab, and you have been guided by their designs: so that I might make you a cause of wonder and your people a cause of hisses; and the shame of my people will be on you.

בֵית־ veit- “[the] house of”

For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.

בֵיתֽוֹ׃ (בֵיתֽ) vei.T “own household”

A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

לְבֵית֑וֹ (בֵית֑) vei.T “house”