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& Hear this word which I take up for you as a dirge, O house of Israel:

& She has fallen, she will not rise again-- The virgin Israel. She {lies} neglected on her land; There is none to raise her up.

Amos 5:3

& For thus says the Lord GOD, "The city which goes forth a thousand {strong} Will have a hundred left, And the one which goes forth a hundred {strong} Will have ten left to the house of Israel."

Amos 5:4

& For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, "Seek Me that you may live.

Amos 5:5

& "But do not resort to Bethel And do not come to Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity And Bethel will come to trouble.

Amos 5:6

& "Seek the LORD that you may live, Or He will break forth like a fire, O house of Joseph, And it will consume with none to quench {it} for Bethel,

Amos 5:7

& {For} those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."

Amos 5:8

& He who made the Pleiades and Orion And changes deep darkness into morning, Who also darkens day {into} night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The LORD is His name.

Amos 5:9

& It is He who flashes forth {with} destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.

Amos 5:10

& They hate him who reproves in the gate, And they abhor him who speaks {with} integrity.

Amos 5:11

& Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, {Though} you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

Amos 5:12

& For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, {You} who distress the righteous {and} accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.

Amos 5:13

& Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.

Amos 5:14

& Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said!

Amos 5:15

& Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:16

& Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, the Lord, "There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, `Alas! Alas!' They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation.

Amos 5:17

& "And in all the vineyards {there is} wailing, Because I will pass through the midst of you," says the LORD.

Amos 5:18

& Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose {will} the day of the LORD {be} to you? It {will be} darkness and not light;

Amos 5:19

& As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.

Amos 5:20

& {Will} not the day of the LORD {be} darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?

Amos 5:21

& "I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.

Amos 5:22

& "Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept {them;} And I will not {even} look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

Amos 5:23

& "Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.

Amos 5:24

& "But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.