Amos 5:5-15

5But do not seek Bethel, Nor enter Gilgal, Nor pass over to Beersheba; For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing.

6Seek the Lord and live, Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, With no one to quench it in Bethel—

7You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”

8He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The Lord is His name.

9He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress.

10They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly.

11Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them.

12For I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.

13Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time.

14Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken.

15Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.