He who made the (A)Pleiades and Orion,
    and turns deep darkness into the morning
    and (B)darkens the day into night,
who (C)calls for the waters of the sea
    (D)and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
(E)the Lord is his name;
(F)who makes destruction flash forth against the strong,
    so that destruction comes upon the fortress.

10 (G)They hate him who reproves (H)in the gate,
    and they (I)abhor him who speaks the truth.
11 Therefore because you (J)trample on[a] the poor
    and you exact taxes of grain from him,
(K)you have built houses of hewn stone,
    but you shall not dwell in them;
(L)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
    but you shall not drink their wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:11 Or you tax

He who made the Pleiades and Orion,(A)
    who turns midnight into dawn(B)
    and darkens day into night,(C)
who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.(D)
With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
    and brings the fortified city to ruin.(E)

10 There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court(F)
    and detest the one who tells the truth.(G)

11 You levy a straw tax on the poor(H)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,(I)
    you will not live in them;(J)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.(K)

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