Amos 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:10-12

10They hateH8130 him who 1reprovesH3198 in the 2gateH8179, And they 3abhorH8581 him who speaksH1696 with integrityH8549.11ThereforeH3651 becauseH3282 you 4imposeH1318 heavyH1318 rentH1318 on the poorH1800 And exactH3947 a tributeH4864 of grainH1250 from them, Though you have builtH1129 5housesH1004 of well-hewnH1496 stoneH1496, Yet you will not liveH3427 in them; You have plantedH5193 pleasantH2531 vineyardsH3754, yet you will 6not drinkH8354 their wineH3196.12For I knowH3045 your transgressionsH6588 are manyH7227 and your sinsH2403 are greatH6099, You who 7distressH6887 the righteousH6662 and acceptH3947 bribesH3724 And 8turnH5186 asideH5186 the poorH34 in the 9gateH8179.

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Notes

  1. 1. Amos 5:10 Is 29:21; Amos 5:15 ↩
  2. 2. Amos 5:10 I.e. the place where court was held ↩
  3. 3. Amos 5:10 1 Kin 22:8; Is 59:15; Jer 17:16-18 ↩
  4. 4. Amos 5:11 Another reading is trample upon ↩
  5. 5. Amos 5:11 Amos 3:15; 6:11 ↩
  6. 6. Amos 5:11 Mic 6:15 ↩
  7. 7. Amos 5:12 Is 1:23; 5:23; Amos 2:6 ↩
  8. 8. Amos 5:12 Lit they turn ↩
  9. 9. Amos 5:12 I.e. the place where court was held ↩

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