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Amos 5,14-24

Amos :

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

14 If you really want to live,

you must stop doing wrong

and start doing right.

I, the Lord God All-Powerful,

will then be on your side,

just as you claim I am.

15 Choose good instead of evil!

See that justice is done.

Maybe I, the Lord All-Powerful,

will be kind to what's left

of your people.

p 5.15 your people: Hebrew “Joseph's descendants” (see the note at verse 6).

Judgment Is Coming

16 This is what the Lord has sworn:

Noisy crying will be heard

in every town and street.

Even farmers will be told

to mourn for the dead,

together with those

who are paid to mourn.

q 5.16 paid to mourn: In ancient times some people were paid to mourn and make loud cries at funerals.

17 Your vineyards will be filled

with crying and weeping,

r 5.17 Your vineyards ... weeping: Instead of happy celebrations that were often held in vineyards after the harvest.

because I will punish you.

I, the Lord, have spoken!

When the Lord Judges

18 You look forward to the day

when the Lord comes to judge.

But you are in for trouble!

It won't be a time of sunshine;

all will be darkness.

19 You will run from a lion,

only to meet a bear.

You will escape to your house,

rest your hand on the wall,

and be bitten by a snake.

20 The day when the Lord judges

will be dark, very dark,

without a ray of light.

What the Lord Demands

21 I, the Lord, hate and despise

5.21,22 Is 1.11-14.

your religious celebrations

and your times of worship.

22 I won't accept your offerings

or animal sacrifices—

not even your very best.

23 No more of your noisy songs!

I won't listen

when you play your harps.

24 But let justice and fairness

flow like a river

that never runs dry.