Amos 5
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Amos 5:5-15

5But seekH1875 not Beth–elH1008, nor enterH935 into GilgalH1537, and passH5674 not to Beer–shebaH884: for GilgalH1537 shall surelyH1540 go into captivityH1540, and Beth–elH1008 shall come to noughtH205.

6SeekH1875 YhwhH3068, and ye shall liveH2421; lest he break outH6743 like fireH784 in the houseH1004 of JosephH3130, and devourH398 it, and there be none to quenchH3518 it in Beth–elH1008.

7Ye who turnH2015 judgmentH4941 to wormwoodH3939, and leave offH3240 righteousnessH6666 in the earthH776,

8Seek him that makethH6213 the seven starsH3598 and OrionH3685, and turnethH2015 the shadow of deathH6757 into the morningH1242, and maketh the dayH3117 darkH2821 with nightH3915: that callethH7121 for the watersH4325 of the seaH3220, and poureth them outH8210 upon the faceH6440 of the earthH776: YhwhH3068 is his nameH8034:

9That strengthenethH1082 the spoiledH7701 against the strongH5794, so that the spoiledH7701 shall comeH935 against the fortressH4013.1

10They hateH8130 him that rebukethH3198 in the gateH8179, and they abhorH8581 him that speakethH1696 uprightlyH8549.

11ForasmuchH3282 therefore as your treadingH1318 is upon the poorH1800, and ye takeH3947 from him burdensH4864 of wheatH1250: ye have builtH1129 housesH1004 of hewn stoneH1496, but ye shall not dwellH3427 in them; ye have plantedH5193 pleasantH2531 vineyardsH3754, but ye shall not drinkH8354 wineH3196 of them.2

12For I knowH3045 your manifoldH7227 transgressionsH6588 and your mightyH6099 sinsH2403: they afflictH6887 the justH6662, they takeH3947 a bribeH3724, and they turn asideH5186 the poorH34 in the gateH8179 from their right.3

13Therefore the prudentH7919 shall keep silenceH1826 in that timeH6256; for it is an evilH7451 timeH6256.

14SeekH1875 goodH2896, and not evilH7451, that ye may liveH2421: and so YhwhH3068, the GodH430 of ArmiesH6635, shall be with you, as ye have spokenH559.

15HateH8130 the evilH7451, and loveH157 the goodH2896, and establishH3322 judgmentH4941 in the gateH8179: it may be that YhwhH3068 GodH430 of ArmiesH6635 will be graciousH2603 unto the remnantH7611 of JosephH3130.

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Notes

  1. 1. Amos 5:9 spoiled: Heb. spoil. ↩
  2. 2. Amos 5:11 pleasant…: Heb. vineyards of desire. ↩
  3. 3. Amos 5:12 a bribe: or, a ransom. ↩

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