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Amos 5:13-23

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13 Therefore he who is prudent will 1keep silent in such a time, 2for it is an evil time.
14 3Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, 4the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
15 5Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice 6in the gate; 7it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore thus says the LORD, 8the God of hosts, the Lord: "In all the squares 9there shall be wailing, and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' They shall call the farmers to mourning and 10to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
17 and in all vineyards there shall be wailing, for 11I will pass through your midst," says the LORD.

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18 Woe to you who desire 12the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? 13It is darkness, and not light,
19 14as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 15Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?
21 16"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 17Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; to 18the melody of your harps I will not listen.
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Amos 5:13-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 5

In this chapter the prophet exhorts Israel to hear his lamentation over them for their impending ruin, Am 5:1-3; nevertheless to seek the Lord, and all that is good; to forsake their idols, and repent of their sins, in hopes of finding mercy, and living comfortably; or otherwise they must expect the wrath of God for their iniquities, especially their oppression of the poor, Am 5:4-15; otherwise it would be a time of weeping and wailing, of darkness and distress, however they might harden or flatter themselves, or make a jest of it, Am 5:16-20; for all their sacrifices and ceremonial worship would signify nothing, so long as they continued their idolatry with them Am 5:21-26; and therefore should surely go into captivity, Am 5:27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 18

  • 1. [Ecclesiastes 3:7]
  • 2. Micah 2:3
  • 3. [Deuteronomy 30:15, 19; Zephaniah 2:3]
  • 4. Amos 3:13
  • 5. Psalms 97:10; Romans 12:9
  • 6. [See ver. 10 above]
  • 7. Joel 2:14; [Exodus 32:30]
  • 8. [See ver. 14 above]
  • 9. [Jeremiah 9:17, 18]
  • 10. [Jeremiah 9:17, 18]
  • 11. Exodus 12:12
  • 12. See Joel 1:15
  • 13. See Joel 2:1, 2
  • 14. [Isaiah 24:18; Jeremiah 48:44]
  • 15. [See ver. 18 above]
  • 16. Isaiah 1:14; [Jeremiah 6:20]
  • 17. Psalms 51:16, 17; Isaiah 1:11
  • 18. [Amos 6:5; Amos 8:3; Isaiah 5:12]
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.