Amos 5:6-7
New King James Version
6 (A)Seek the Lord and live,
Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it,
With no one to quench it in Bethel—
7 You who (B)turn justice to wormwood,
And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”
Amos 5:10-15
New King James Version
10 (A)They hate the one who rebukes in the gate,
And they (B)abhor the one who speaks uprightly.
11 (C)Therefore, because you [a]tread down the poor
And take grain [b]taxes from him,
Though (D)you have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted [c]pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them.
12 For I (E)know your manifold transgressions
And your mighty sins:
(F)Afflicting the just and taking bribes;
(G)Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.
13 Therefore (H)the prudent keep silent at that time,
For it is an evil time.
14 Seek good and not evil,
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
(I)As you have spoken.
15 (J)Hate evil, love good;
Establish justice in the gate.
(K)It may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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