Amos 5:4-15
New American Standard Bible
4 For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel:
“(A)Seek Me (B)so that you may live.
5 But do not [a]resort to (C)Bethel
And do not come to (D)Gilgal,
Nor cross over to (E)Beersheba;
For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity
And Bethel will [b]come to nothing.
6 (F)Seek the Lord so that you may live,
Or He will break through like a (G)fire, [c]house of Joseph,
And it will consume with no one to extinguish it for Bethel,
7 For those who turn (H)justice into wormwood,
And [d]throw righteousness to the earth.”
8 He who made the (I)Pleiades and Orion,
And (J)changes deep darkness into morning,
[e]Who also (K)darkens day into night,
Who (L)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The (M)Lord is His name.
9 It is He who (N)makes destruction flash upon the strong,
So that (O)destruction comes upon the fortress.
10 They hate him who (P)rebukes in the [f]gate,
And they (Q)despise him who speaks with integrity.
11 Therefore because you impose heavy [g]rent on the poor
And take a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built (R)houses of cut stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will (S)not drink their wine.
12 For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great,
You who are (T)hostile to the righteous and accept bribes,
And [h]turn away the poor from justice at the [i]gate.
13 Therefore at [j]such a time the prudent person (U)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,
(V)Just as you have said!
15 (W)Hate evil, love good,
And establish justice in the [k]gate!
Perhaps the Lord God of armies
(X)Will be gracious to the (Y)remnant of Joseph.
Footnotes
- Amos 5:5 Lit seek
- Amos 5:5 Lit be
- Amos 5:6 Or in the house
- Amos 5:7 Lit they have thrown
- Amos 5:8 Lit And He darkened
- Amos 5:10 I.e., the place where court was held
- Amos 5:11 Or tax
- Amos 5:12 Lit they turn
- Amos 5:12 I.e., the place where court was held
- Amos 5:13 Lit that time
- Amos 5:15 I.e., the place where court was held
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