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| Amos 5:1 | Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. | Hear you this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. | |
| Amos 5:2 | The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up. | The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down on her land; there is none to raise her up. | |
| Amos 5:3 | For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel. | For thus says the Lord Yahweh: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth one hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel. | |
| Amos 5:4 | For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live; | For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel, Seek you me, and you shall live; | |
| Amos 5:5 | but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought. | but don't seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don't pass to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. | |
| Amos 5:6 | Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. | Seek Yahweh, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. | |
| Amos 5:7 | Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, | You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, | |
| Amos 5:8 | [seek him] that maketh the Pleiades 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 (Jehovah is his name); | [seek him] who makes the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth (Yahweh is his name); | |
| Amos 5:9 | that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. | who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress. | |
| Amos 5:10 | They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. | They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly. | |
| Amos 5:11 | Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof. | Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink the wine of it. | |
| Amos 5:12 | For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right]. | For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right]. | |
| Amos 5:13 | Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time. | Therefore he who is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time. | |
| Amos 5:14 | Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. | Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say. | |
| Amos 5:15 | Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. | Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. | |
| Amos 5:16 | Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing. | Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skillful in lamentation to wailing. | |
| Amos 5:17 | And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah. | In all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of you, says Yahweh. | |
| Amos 5:18 | Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light. | Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why would you have the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light. | |
| Amos 5:19 | As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. | As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. | |
| Amos 5:20 | Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? | Shall the day of Yahweh not be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? | |
| Amos 5:21 | I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. | I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. | |
| Amos 5:22 | Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts. | Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat animals. | |
| Amos 5:23 | Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. | Take away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your viols. | |
| Amos 5:24 | But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. | But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. | |
| Amos 5:25 | Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? | Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, house of Israel? | |
| Amos 5:26 | Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. | Yes, you have borne the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves. | |
| Amos 5:27 | Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts. | Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says Yahweh, whose name is the God of hosts. | |
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