Amos 5
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Amos 5:5-15

5but seekH1875 notH3808 Beth-el, norH3808 enterH935 intoH1540 GilgalH1537, and passH5674 notH3808 to Beer-sheba: for GilgalH1537 shall surelyH3588 goH935 intoH1540 captivityH1540, and Beth-el shall comeH935 to nought.

6SeekH1875 the LORDH3068, and ye shall liveH2421; lestH6435 he break outH853 like fireH784 in the houseH1004 of JosephH3130, and it devourH398 and there be noneH369 to quenchH3518 it in Beth-el:

7Ye who turnH2015 judgmentH4941 to wormwoodH3939, and cast down righteousnessH6666 to the earthH776;

8seek him that maketh the PleiadesH3598 and OrionH3685, and turneth the shadowH6757 of deathH6757 intoH5921 the morningH1242, and maketh the dayH3117 darkH2821 with nightH3915; that calleth for the watersH4325 of the seaH3220, and poureth them outH8210 uponH5921 the faceH6440 of the earthH776; the LORDH3068 is his nameH8034;

9that bringeth sudden destructionH7701 uponH5921 the strongH5794, soH935 that destructionH7701 cometh uponH5921 the fortressH4013.

10They hateH8130 him that reproveth in the gateH8179, and they abhorH8581 him that speaketh uprightlyH8549.

11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample uponH5921 the poorH1800, and takeH3947 exactions from him of wheatH1250: ye have builtH1129 housesH1004 of hewnH1496 stoneH1496, but ye shall notH3808 dwellH3427 in them; ye have plantedH5193 pleasantH2531 vineyardsH3754, but ye shall notH3808 drinkH8354 the wineH3196 thereof.

12For I knowH3045 howH3588 manifold are your transgressionsH6588, and howH3588 mightyH6099 are your sinsH2403; ye that afflict the justH6662, that takeH3947 a bribeH3724, and that turnH5186 asideH5186 the needyH34 in the gateH8179 from their rightH6662.

13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in suchH3651 a time; for it is an evilH7451 time.

14SeekH1875 goodH2896, and notH408 evilH7451, that ye may liveH2421: and soH3651 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, shall be with youH834, as ye sayH559.

15HateH8130 the evilH7451, and loveH157 the goodH2896, and establishH3322 judgmentH4941 in the gateH8179: it may be that the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, will be gracious unto the remnantH7611 of JosephH3130.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain