Amos 5:18-27
Let Justice Roll Down
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Woe to you who desire 1the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? 2It is darkness, and not light,
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3as 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.
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4Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?
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5"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
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6Even 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.
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Take away from me the noise of your songs; to 7the melody of your harps I will not listen.
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But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
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8"Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)
