Amos 5:4-5
New International Version
4 This is what the Lord says to Israel:
Footnotes
- Amos 5:5 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see Hosea 4:15.
Amos 5:8-14
New International Version
8 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)
9 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)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.(L)
There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(M)
and deprive the poor(N) of justice in the courts.(O)
13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(P) in such times,
for the times are evil.(Q)
14 Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.(R)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
just as you say he is.
Amos 5:21-27
New International Version
21 “I hate,(A) I despise your religious festivals;(B)
your assemblies(C) are a stench to me.
22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings(D) and grain offerings,
I will not accept them.(E)
Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,
I will have no regard for them.(F)
23 Away with the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.(G)
24 But let justice(H) roll on like a river,
righteousness(I) like a never-failing stream!(J)
25 “Did you bring me sacrifices(K) and offerings
forty years(L) in the wilderness, people of Israel?
26 You have lifted up the shrine of your king,
the pedestal of your idols,(M)
the star of your god[a]—
which you made for yourselves.
27 Therefore I will send you into exile(N) beyond Damascus,”
says the Lord, whose name is God Almighty.(O)
Footnotes
- Amos 5:26 Or lifted up Sakkuth your king / and Kaiwan your idols, / your star-gods; Septuagint lifted up the shrine of Molek / and the star of your god Rephan, / their idols
Psalm 99
New International Version
Psalm 99
1 The Lord reigns,(A)
let the nations tremble;(B)
he sits enthroned(C) between the cherubim,(D)
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord(E) in Zion;(F)
he is exalted(G) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise(H) your great and awesome name(I)—
he is holy.(J)
4 The King(K) is mighty, he loves justice(L)—
you have established equity;(M)
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.(N)
5 Exalt(O) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
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