Amos 5:6-14
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Seek the Lord so that you may live,
Or He will break through like a (B)fire, [a]house of Joseph,
And it will consume with no one to extinguish it for Bethel,
7 For those who turn (C)justice into wormwood,
And [b]throw righteousness to the earth.”
8 He who made the (D)Pleiades and Orion,
And (E)changes deep darkness into morning,
[c]Who also (F)darkens day into night,
Who (G)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The (H)Lord is His name.
9 It is He who (I)makes destruction flash upon the strong,
So that (J)destruction comes upon the fortress.
10 They hate him who (K)rebukes in the [d]gate,
And they (L)despise him who speaks with integrity.
11 Therefore because you impose heavy [e]rent on the poor
And take a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built (M)houses of cut stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will (N)not drink their wine.
12 For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great,
You who are (O)hostile to the righteous and accept bribes,
And [f]turn away the poor from justice at the [g]gate.
13 Therefore at [h]such a time the prudent person (P)keeps quiet, because it is an evil time.
14 Seek good and not evil, so that you may live;
And so may the Lord God of armies be with you,
(Q)Just as you have said!
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