He who made the (A)Pleiades and Orion,
And (B)changes deep darkness into morning,
[a]Who also (C)darkens day into night,
Who (D)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The (E)Lord is His name.
It is He who (F)makes destruction flash upon the strong,
So that (G)destruction comes upon the fortress.

10 They hate him who (H)rebukes in the [b]gate,
And they (I)despise him who speaks with integrity.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:8 Lit And He darkened
  2. Amos 5:10 I.e., the place where court was held

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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He made the (A)Pleiades and Orion;
He turns the shadow of death into morning
(B)And makes the day dark as night;
He (C)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
(D)The Lord is His name.
He [a]rains ruin upon the strong,
So that fury comes upon the fortress.

10 (E)They hate the one who rebukes in the gate,
And they (F)abhor the one who speaks uprightly.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:9 Or flashes forth destruction

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)

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