Amos 4:3-5

King James Version

³And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord.

⁴Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

⁵And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God.

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Amos 4:3-5

New American Standard Bible

³You will ^(A)go out through holes in the walls,
One in front of the other,
And you ^[a]will be hurled to Harmon,” declares the Lord.

⁴“Enter Bethel and do wrong;
In Gilgal multiply wrongdoing!
^(B)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
Your tithes every three days.
⁵^[b]Offer a ^(C)thanksgiving offering also from that which is leavened,
And proclaim ^(D)^[c]voluntary offerings, make them known.
For so you ^(E)love to do, you sons of Israel,”
Declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

Amos 4:3 As in LXX; MT will hurl
Amos 4:5 Lit Offer up in smoke
Amos 4:5 Or freewill offerings

Amos 4:3-5

New International Version

³You will each go straight out
    through breaches in the wall,^(A)
    and you will be cast out toward Harmon,^[a]”
declares the Lord.
⁴“Go to Bethel^(B) and sin;
    go to Gilgal^(C) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,^(D)
    your tithes^(E) every three years.^[b]^(F)
⁵Burn leavened bread^(G) as a thank offering
    and brag about your freewill offerings^(H)—
boast about them, you Israelites,
    for this is what you love to do,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

Amos 4:3 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew (see Septuagint) out, you mountain of oppression
Amos 4:4 Or days

Amos 4:3-5

New King James Version

³^(A)You will go out through broken walls,
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will ^[a]be cast into Harmon,”
Says the Lord.

⁴“Come^(B) to Bethel and transgress,
At ^(C)Gilgal multiply transgression;
^(D)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
^(E)Your tithes every three ^[b]days.
⁵^(F)Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
Proclaim and announce ^(G)the freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God.

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Footnotes

Amos 4:3 Or cast them
Amos 4:4 Or years, Deut. 14:28

Amos 4:3-5

English Standard Version

³^(A)And you shall go out through the breaches,
each one straight ahead;
and you shall be cast out into Harmon,”
declares the Lord.

⁴^(B)“Come to Bethel, and transgress;
    to ^(C)Gilgal, and multiply transgression;
^(D)bring your ^(E)sacrifices every morning,
    your tithes every three days;
⁵offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of ^(F)that which is leavened,
    and proclaim ^(G)freewill offerings, publish them;
    ^(H)for so you love to do, O people of Israel!”
declares the Lord God.