H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

For `I' hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He `who' hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.

אָמַ֤ר 'a.Mar “he says”אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”

Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer `is' good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where `is' the God of judgment?'

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you say”בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם (אֱמָרְ) 'e.ma.re. “saying”

Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”

Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, `In what do we turn back?'

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you say”

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you say”

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”

And I have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”

And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts.

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”

Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: `What have we spoken against Thee?'

אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you say”

Ye have said, `A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם 'a.mar.Tem “you have said”

And they have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing -- a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his son who is serving him.

אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar “he says”

For, lo, the day hath come, burning as a furnace, And all the proud, and every wicked doer, have been stubble, And burnt them hath the day that came, Said Jehovah of Hosts, That there is not left to them root or branch,

אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar “he says”

And ye have trodden down the wicked, For they are ashes under the soles of your feet, In the day that I am appointing, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”