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Amos 5:11-24
English Standard Version
Amos 5:11-24
English Standard Version
11 Therefore because you (A)trample on[a] the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
(B)you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
(C)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who (D)take a bribe,
and (E)turn aside the needy (F)in the gate.
13 Therefore he who is prudent will (G)keep silent in such a time,
(H)for it is an evil time.
14 (I)Seek good, and not evil,
that you may live;
and so the Lord, (J)the God of hosts, will be with you,
as you have said.
15 (K)Hate evil, and love good,
and establish justice (L)in the gate;
(M)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore thus says the Lord, (N)the God of hosts, the Lord:
“In all the squares (O)there shall be wailing,
and in all the streets they shall say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They shall call the farmers to mourning
and (P)to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
17 and in all vineyards there shall be wailing,
for (Q)I will pass through your midst,”
says the Lord.
Let Justice Roll Down
18 Woe to you who desire (R)the day of the Lord!
Why would you have the day of the Lord?
(S)It is darkness, and not light,
19 (T)as if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him,
or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,
and a serpent bit him.
20 (U)Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?
21 (V)“I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 (W)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.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to (X)the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Footnotes
- Amos 5:11 Or you tax
Amos 5:11-24
New International Version
Amos 5:11-24
New International Version
11 You levy a straw tax on the poor(A)
and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,(B)
you will not live in them;(C)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.(D)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.(E)
There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(F)
and deprive the poor(G) of justice in the courts.(H)
13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(I) in such times,
for the times are evil.(J)
14 Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.(K)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
just as you say he is.
15 Hate evil,(L) love good;(M)
maintain justice in the courts.(N)
Perhaps(O) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(P)
on the remnant(Q) of Joseph.
16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:
“There will be wailing(R) in all the streets(S)
and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(T) will be summoned to weep
and the mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing(U) in all the vineyards,
for I will pass through(V) your midst,”
says the Lord.(W)
The Day of the Lord
18 Woe to you who long
for the day of the Lord!(X)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(Y)
That day will be darkness,(Z) not light.(AA)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
only to meet a bear,(AB)
as though he entered his house
and rested his hand on the wall
only to have a snake bite him.(AC)
20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness,(AD) not light—
pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?(AE)
21 “I hate,(AF) I despise your religious festivals;(AG)
your assemblies(AH) are a stench to me.
22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings(AI) and grain offerings,
I will not accept them.(AJ)
Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,
I will have no regard for them.(AK)
23 Away with the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.(AL)
24 But let justice(AM) roll on like a river,
righteousness(AN) like a never-failing stream!(AO)
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