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לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֞ בָּעִ֤יר תִּזְנֶה֙ וּבָנֶ֤יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ בַּחֶ֣בֶל תְּחֻלָּ֑ק וְאַתָּ֗ה עַל־אֲדָמָ֤ה טְמֵאָה֙ תָּמ֔וּת וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֹֽו׃ (Amos 7:17) Therefore thus said YHWH: “Your wife will prostitute herself in the city, and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, and your land will be divided by measuring line, and you on unclean ground will die, and Israel will surely go into exile from upon its land.” Divine Introduction: לָכֵן כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה לָכֵן (“therefore”) signals consequence or divine response.… Learn Hebrew