New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:5-15

5But do not 1resort to 2Bethel And do not come to 3Gilgal, Nor cross over to 4Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity And Bethel will 5come to trouble.6 6Seek the Lord that you may live, Or He will break forth like a 7fire, 8O house of Joseph, And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel,7For those who turn 9justice into wormwood And 10cast righteousness down to the earth.”

8He who made the 11Pleiades and Orion And 12changes deep darkness into morning, 13Who also 14darkens day into night, Who 15calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The 16Lord is His name.9It is He who 17flashes forth with destruction upon the strong, So that 18destruction comes upon the fortress.

10They hate him who 19reproves in the 20gate, And they 21abhor him who speaks with integrity.11Therefore because you 22impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built 23houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will 24not drink their wine.12For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who 25distress the righteous and accept bribes And 26turn aside the poor in the 27gate.13Therefore at 28such a time the prudent person 29keeps silent, for it is an evil time.

14Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you, 30Just as you have said!15 31Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the 32gate! Perhaps the Lord God of hosts 33May be gracious to the 34remnant of Joseph.

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Notes

1. Amos 5:5 Lit seek ↩
2. Amos 5:5 1 Kin 12:28, 29; Amos 3:14; 4:4; 7:10, 13 ↩
3. Amos 5:5 1 Sam 7:16; 11:14 ↩
4. Amos 5:5 Gen 21:31-33; Amos 8:14 ↩
5. Amos 5:5 Or become iniquity ↩
6. Amos 5:6 Is 55:3, 6, 7; Amos 5:14 ↩
7. Amos 5:6 Deut 4:24 ↩
8. Amos 5:6 Or in the house ↩
9. Amos 5:7 Amos 2:3; 5:12; 6:12 ↩
10. Amos 5:7 Lit they have put down ↩
11. Amos 5:8 Job 9:9; 38:31 ↩
12. Amos 5:8 Job 12:22; 38:12; Is 42:16 ↩
13. Amos 5:8 Lit And He darkened ↩
14. Amos 5:8 Ps 104:20 ↩
15. Amos 5:8 Ps 104:6-9; Amos 9:6 ↩
16. Amos 5:8 Amos 4:13 ↩
17. Amos 5:9 Is 29:5; Amos 2:14 ↩
18. Amos 5:9 Mic 5:11 ↩
19. Amos 5:10 Is 29:21; Amos 5:15 ↩
20. Amos 5:10 I.e. the place where court was held ↩
21. Amos 5:10 1 Kin 22:8; Is 59:15; Jer 17:16-18 ↩
22. Amos 5:11 Another reading is trample upon ↩
23. Amos 5:11 Amos 3:15; 6:11 ↩
24. Amos 5:11 Mic 6:15 ↩
25. Amos 5:12 Is 1:23; 5:23; Amos 2:6 ↩
26. Amos 5:12 Lit they turn ↩
27. Amos 5:12 I.e. the place where court was held ↩
28. Amos 5:13 Lit that time ↩
29. Amos 5:13 Eccl 3:7; Hos 4:4 ↩
30. Amos 5:14 Mic 3:11 ↩
31. Amos 5:15 Ps 97:10; Rom 12:9 ↩
32. Amos 5:15 I.e. the place where court was held ↩
33. Amos 5:15 Joel 2:14 ↩
34. Amos 5:15 Mic 5:3, 7, 8 ↩

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