Amos 5:21-24

New International Version

²¹“I hate,^(A) I despise your religious festivals;^(B)
    your assemblies^(C) are a stench to me.
²²Even though you bring me burnt offerings^(D) and grain offerings,
    I will not accept them.^(E)
Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,
    I will have no regard for them.^(F)
²³Away with the noise of your songs!
    I will not listen to the music of your harps.^(G)
²⁴But let justice^(H) roll on like a river,
    righteousness^(I) like a never-failing stream!^(J)

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Amos 5:21-24

English Standard Version

²¹^(A)“I hate, I despise your feasts,
    and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
²²^(B)Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
    I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
    I will not look upon them.
²³Take away from me the noise of your songs;
    to ^(C)the melody of your harps I will not listen.
²⁴But let justice roll down like waters,
    and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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Amos 5:21-24

New American Standard Bible

²¹“I hate, I ^(A)reject your festivals,
Nor do I ^[a]^(B)delight in your festive assemblies.
²²Even though you ^(C)offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
And I will not even look at the ^(D)peace offerings of your fattened oxen.
²³Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.
²⁴But let ^(E)justice roll out like waters,
And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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Footnotes

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Amos 5:21-24

New King James Version

²¹“I^(A) hate, I despise your feast days,
And ^(B)I do not savor your sacred assemblies.
²²^(C)Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.
²³Take away from Me the noise of your songs,
For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.
²⁴^(D)But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.

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Amos 5:21-24

The Message

^21-24“I can’t stand your religious meetings.
    I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions.
I want nothing to do with your religion projects,
    your pretentious slogans and goals.
I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes,
    your public relations and image making.
I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.
    When was the last time you sang to me?
Do you know what I want?
    I want justice—oceans of it.
I want fairness—rivers of it.
    That’s what I want. That’s all I want.