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Book of Amos, Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 of Amos—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ Hear this word which I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel:
  2. ¶ “Fallen, no more to rise,
      is the virgin Israel;
    forsaken on her land,
      with none to raise her up.”
  3. ¶ For thus says the Lord GOD:
    “The city that went forth a thousand
      shall have a hundred left,
    and that which went forth a hundred
      shall have ten left
      to the house of Israel.”
  4. ¶ For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel:
    “Seek me and live;
  5. but do not seek Bethel,
    and do not enter into Gilgal
      or cross over to Beer-sheba;
    for Gilgal shall surely go into exile,
      and Bethel shall come to nought.”
  6. ¶ Seek the LORD and live,
      lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
      and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,
  7. O you who turn justice to wormwood,
      and cast down righteousness to the earth!
  8. ¶ He who made the Pleiades and Orion,
      and turns deep darkness into the morning,
      and darkens the day into night,
    who calls for the waters of the sea,
      and pours them out upon the surface of the earth,
    the LORD is his name,
  9. who makes destruction flash forth against the strong,
      so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
  10. ¶ They hate him who reproves in the gate,
      and they abhor him who speaks the truth.
  11. Therefore because you trample upon the poor
      and take from him exactions of wheat,
    you have built houses of hewn stone,
      but you shall not dwell in them;
    you have planted pleasant vineyards,
      but you shall not drink their wine.
  12. For I know how many are your transgressions,
      and how great are your sins—
    you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe,
      and turn aside the needy in the gate.
  13. Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time;
      for it is an evil time.
  14. ¶ Seek good, and not evil,
      that you may live;
    and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you,
      as you have said.
  15. Hate evil, and love good,
      and establish justice in the gate;
    it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts,
      will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  16. ¶ Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord:
    ¶ “In all the squares there shall be wailing;
      and in all the streets they shall say, ‘Alas! alas!’
    They shall call the farmers to mourning
      and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
  17. and in all vineyards there shall be wailing,
      for I will pass through the midst of you,”
                    says the LORD.
  18. ¶ Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD!
      Why would you have the day of the LORD?
    It is darkness, and not light;
  19. as if a man fled from a lion,
      and a bear met him;
    or went into the house and leaned with his hand against the wall,
      and a serpent bit him.
  20. Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light,
      and gloom with no brightness in it?
  21. ¶ “I hate, I despise your feasts,
      and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
  22. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and cereal offerings,
      I will not accept them,
    and the peace offerings of your fatted beasts
      I will not look upon.
  23. Take away from me the noise of your songs;
      to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
  24. But let justice roll down like waters,
      and righteousness like an everflowing stream.
  25. ¶ “Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
  26. You shall take up Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwan your star-god, your images,[a] which you made for yourselves;
  27. therefore I will take you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Heb your images, your star-god

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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