Amos 5:18-27

18How horrible it will be for those who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for that day? The day of the Lord is one of darkness and not light.

19It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.

20The day of the Lord brings darkness and not light. It is pitch black, with no light.

21I hate your festivals; I despise them. I’m not pleased with your religious assemblies.

22Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won’t accept them. I won’t even look at the fellowship offerings of your choicest animals.

23Spare me the sound of your songs. I won’t listen to the music of your harps.

24But let justice flow like a river and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

25Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the desert for 40 years, nation of Israel?

26You carried along the statues of ⌞the god⌟ Sikkuth as your king and the star Kiyyun, the gods you made for yourselves.

27I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of Armies.