Amos 5

1HearH8085 ye this wordH1697 which I takeH5375 up for a lamentationH7015 over you, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478. 2The virginH1330 of IsraelH3478 is fallenH5307; she shall no more riseH6965: she is castH5307 downH5307 upon her landH127; there is none to raiseH6965 her up. 3For thusH3541 saith the LordH136 Jehovah: The cityH5892 that wentH3318 forthH3318 a thousandH505 shall have a hundredH3967 leftH7604, and that which wentH3318 forthH3318 a hundredH3967 shall have tenH6235 leftH7604, to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.

4For thusH3541 saith Jehovah unto the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, SeekH1875 ye me, and ye shall liveH2421; 5but seekH1875 not Beth-el, nor enter into GilgalH1537, and passH5674 not to Beer-sheba: for GilgalH1537 shall surely goH935 into captivity, and Beth-el shall comeH935 to nought. 6SeekH1875 Jehovah, and ye shall liveH2421; lestH6435 he break out like fireH784 in the houseH1004 of JosephH3130, and it devourH398, and there be none to quenchH3518 it in Beth-el. 7Ye who turnH2015 justiceH4941 to wormwoodH3939, and cast down righteousnessH6666 to the earthH776, 8seek him that maketh the PleiadesH3598 and OrionH3685, and turneth the shadow of death into the morningH1242, and maketh the dayH3117 darkH2821 with nightH3915; that calleth for the watersH4325 of the seaH3220, and poureth them out upon the faceH6440 of the earthH776 (Jehovah is his nameH8034); 9that bringeth sudden destructionH7701 upon the strongH5794, so that destructionH7701 cometh upon the fortressH4013.

10They hateH8130 him that reproveth in the gateH8179, and they abhorH8581 him that speaketh uprightly. 11Forasmuch thereforeH3651 as ye trample upon the poorH1800, and takeH3947 exactions from him of wheat: ye have builtH1129 housesH1004 of hewnH1496 stoneH1496, but ye shall not dwellH3427 in them; ye have plantedH5193 pleasant vineyardsH3754, but ye shall not drinkH8354 the wineH3196 thereof. 12For I knowH3045 how manifold are your transgressionsH6588, and how mightyH6099 are your sinsH2403—ye that afflict the just, that takeH3947 a bribe, and that turnH5186 asideH5186 the needyH34 in the gateH8179 from their right. 13ThereforeH3651 he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a timeH6256; for it is an evilH7451 timeH6256.

14SeekH1875 goodH2896, and not evilH7451, that ye may liveH2421; and soH3651 Jehovah, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, will beH1961 with you, as ye sayH559. 15HateH8130 the evilH7451, and loveH157 the goodH2896, and establish justiceH4941 in the gateH8179: it may be that Jehovah, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, will be gracious unto the remnantH7611 of JosephH3130.

16ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saith Jehovah, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, the Lord: WailingH5092 shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall sayH559 in all the streetsH2351, AlasH1930! alasH1930! and they shall callH7121 the husbandman to mourningH60, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailingH5092. 17And in all vineyardsH3754 shall be wailingH4553; for I will passH5674 through the midstH7130 of thee, saith Jehovah.

18WoeH1945 unto you that desireH183 the dayH3117 of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the dayH3117 of Jehovah? It is darknessH2822, and not lightH216. 19As if a manH376 did fleeH5127 from a lionH738, and a bearH1677 metH6293 him; or wentH935 into the houseH1004 and leanedH5564 his handH3027 on the wallH7023, and a serpent bit him. 20Shall not the dayH3117 of Jehovah be darknessH2822, and not lightH216? even very dark, and no brightnessH5051 in it?

21I hateH8130, I despise your feastsH2282, and I will take no delight in your solemnH6116 assembliesH6116. 22Yea, though ye offerH5927 me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not acceptH7521 them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts. 23Take thou awayH5493 from me the noiseH1995 of thy songsH7892; for I will not hearH8085 the melody of thy viols. 24But let justiceH4941 rollH1556 down as watersH4325, and righteousnessH6666 as a mighty stream.

25Did ye bringH5066 unto me sacrificesH2077 and offeringsH4503 in the wildernessH4057 fortyH705 yearsH8141, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478? 26Yea, ye have borneH5375 the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your imagesH6754, the starH3556 of your godH430, which ye madeH6213 to yourselves. 27Therefore will I cause you to goH1540 into captivity beyond DamascusH1834, saith Jehovah, whose nameH8034 is the GodH430 of hostsH6635.