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Amos 5

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1 Hear this word—a funeral song—that I am lifting up against you, house of Israel:
1 Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel:
2 Fallen, no more to rise, is virgin Israel, deserted on her land, with no one to raise her up.
2 "Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel; forsaken on her land, with none to raise her up."
3 The LORD God proclaims: The city that marched out one thousand people will have one hundred left, and the city that marched out one hundred will have ten left in the house of Israel.
3 For thus says the Lord GOD: "The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out a hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel."
4 The LORD proclaims to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.
4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;
5 But don't seek Bethel, don't enter into Gilgal, or cross over to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal will go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
5 but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing."
6 Seek the LORD and live, or else God might rush like a fire against the house of Joseph. The fire will burn up Bethel, with no one to put it out.
6 Seek the LORD and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,
7 Doom to you who turn justice into poison, and throw righteousness to the ground!
7 O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth!
8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night; who summons the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth— this one's name is the LORD—
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name;
9 who causes destruction to flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
9 who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
10 They hate the one who judges at the city gate, and they reject the one who speaks the truth.
10 They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth.
11 Truly, because you crush the weak, and because you tax their grain, you have built houses of carved stone, but you won't live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you won't drink their wine.
11 Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
12 I know how many are your crimes, and how numerous are your sins— afflicting the righteous, taking money on the side, turning away the poor who seek help.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.
13 Therefore, the one who is wise will keep silent in that time; it is an evil time.
13 Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
14 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of heavenly forces, will be with you just as you have said.
14 Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
15 Hate evil, love good, and establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps the LORD God of heavenly forces will be gracious to what is left of Joseph.
15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
16 Truly, the LORD proclaims, the God of heavenly forces, the Lord: Crying will be heard in all the squares. In all the streets they will say, "Oh no! Oh no!" They will call upon the farmers to wail, and those skilled in mourning to lament.
16 Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: "In all the squares there shall be wailing, and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
17 In all the vineyards there will be bitter crying because I will pass through your midst,
17 and in all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through your midst," says the LORD.
18 says the LORD. Doom to those who desire the day of the LORD! Why do you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light;
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light,
19 as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or sought refuge in a house, rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake.
19 as 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 Isn't the day of the LORD darkness, not light; all dark with no brightness in it?
20 Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?
21 I hate, I reject your festivals; I don't enjoy your joyous assemblies.
21 "I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 If you bring me your entirely burned offerings and gifts of food— I won't be pleased; I won't even look at your offerings of well-fed animals.
22 Even 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 the noise of your songs; I won't listen to the melody of your harps.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24 But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
24 But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
25 Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?
25 "Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
26 You will take up Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwan your star-god, your images, which you made for yourselves.
26 You shall take up Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god--your images that you made for yourselves,
27 Therefore, I will take you away beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is the God of heavenly forces.
27 and I will send you into exile beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.
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