12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Amos 6:12:1 ⧉הַיְרֻצ֤וּןhayerutsunWill they run Amos 6:12:2 ⧉בַּסֶּ֙לַע֙baselaon the rock Amos 6:12:3 ⧉סוּסִ֔יםsusimhorses Amos 6:12:4 ⧉אִֽם־יַחֲר֖וֹשׁimyakharoshor will he plow Amos 6:12:5 ⧉בַּבְּקָרִ֑יםbabekarimwith the cattle Amos 6:12:6 ⧉כִּֽי־הֲפַכְתֶּ֤םkihafakhtemfor you have turned Amos 6:12:7 ⧉לְרֹאשׁ֙leroshinto poison Amos 6:12:8 ⧉מִשְׁפָּ֔טmishpatjustice Amos 6:12:9 ⧉וּפְרִ֥יuferiand the fruit of Amos 6:12:10 ⧉צְדָקָ֖הtsedakarighteousness Amos 6:12:11 ⧉לְלַעֲנָֽה׃lelanainto wormwood |
12. Formal Translation Will horses run on a rock, or will one plow there with oxen? For you have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood. |
12. Dynamic Translation Do horses race across rocks, or does anyone plow the rocky ground with oxen? Yet you have twisted justice into bitterness, and you have changed the fruit of righteousness into wormwood. |