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World English Bible

Amos 5 (WEBP)

[1] Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:
[2] “The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. She is cast down on her land; there is no one to raise her up.”
[3] For the Lord Yahweh says: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”
[4] For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live;
[5] but don’t seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don’t pass to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.
[6] Seek Yahweh, and you will live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
[7] You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth!
[8] Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
[9] who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
[10] They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.
[11] Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take taxes from him of wheat, you have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
[12] For I know how many are your offenses, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn away the needy in the courts.
[13] Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
[14] Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.
[15] Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
[16] Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the Lord, says: “Wailing will be in all the wide ways. They will say in all the streets, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They will call the farmer to mourning, and those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.
[17] In all vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through the middle of you,” says Yahweh.
[18] “Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light.
[19] As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.
[20] Won’t the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
[21] I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies.
[22] Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.
[23] Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
[24] But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
[25] “Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, house of Israel?
[26] You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.
[27] Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Amos 5 (KJVS)

[1] Hear () ye this word which I take up () against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
[2] The virgin of Israel is fallen; () she shall no more () rise: () she is forsaken () upon her land; there is none to raise her up. ()
[3] For thus saith () the Lord God; The city that went out () by a thousand shall leave () an hundred, and that which went forth () by an hundred shall leave () ten, to the house of Israel.
[4] For thus saith () the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek () ye me, and ye shall live: ()
[5] but seek () not Beth-el, nor enter () into Gilgal, and pass () not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely () go into captivity, () and Beth-el shall come to nought.
[6] Seek () the Lord, and ye shall live; () lest he break out () like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour () it, and there be none to quench () it in Beth-el.
[7] Ye who turn () judgment to wormwood, and leave off () righteousness in the earth,
[8] seek him that maketh () the seven stars and Orion, and turneth () the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark () with night: that calleth () for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out () upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:
[9] that strengtheneth () the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come () against the fortress.
[10] They hate () him that rebuketh () in the gate, and they abhor () him that speaketh () uprightly.
[11] Forasmuch therefore as your treading () is upon the poor, and ye take () from him burdens of wheat: ye have built () houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell () in them; ye have planted () pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink () wine of them.
[12] For I know () your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict () the just, they take () a bribe, and they turn aside () the poor in the gate from their right.
[13] Therefore the prudent () shall keep silence () in that time; for it is an evil time.
[14] Seek () good, and not evil, that ye may live: () and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. ()
[15] Hate () the evil, and love () the good, and establish () judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious () unto the remnant of Joseph.
[16] Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith () thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say () in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call () the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful () of lamentation to wailing.
[17] And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass () through thee, saith () the Lord.
[18] Woe unto you that desire () the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
[19] As if a man did flee () from a lion, and a bear met () him; or went () into the house, and leaned () his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit () him.
[20] Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
[21] I hate, () I despise () your feast days, and I will not smell () in your solemn assemblies.
[22] Though ye offer () me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept () them: neither will I regard () the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
[23] Take thou away () from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear () the melody of thy viols.
[24] But let judgment run down () as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
[25] Have ye offered () unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
[26] But ye have borne () the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made () to yourselves.
[27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity () beyond Damascus, saith () the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

Amos 5:9 Heb. spoil
Amos 5:11 Heb. vineyards of desire
Amos 5:12 Or, a ransom
Amos 5:21 Or, smell your holy days
Amos 5:22 Or, thank offerings
Amos 5:24 Heb. rule
Amos 5:26 Or, Siccuth your king

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Amos 5 (BYZ)

[1] ακουσατε τον λογον κυριου τουτον ον εγω λαμβανω εφ υμας θρηνον οικος ισραηλ
[2] επεσεν ουκετι μη προσθη του αναστηναι παρθενος του ισραηλ εσφαλεν επι της γης αυτης ουκ εστιν ο αναστησων αυτην
[3] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος η πολις εξ ης εξεπορευοντο χιλιοι υπολειφθησονται εκατον και εξ ης εξεπορευοντο εκατον υπολειφθησονται δεκα τω οικω ισραηλ
[4] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος προς τον οικον ισραηλ εκζητησατε με και ζησεσθε
[5] και μη εκζητειτε βαιθηλ και εις γαλγαλα μη εισπορευεσθε και επι το φρεαρ του ορκου μη διαβαινετε οτι γαλγαλα αιχμαλωτευομενη αιχμαλωτευθησεται και βαιθηλ εσται ως ουχ υπαρχουσα
[6] εκζητησατε τον κυριον και ζησατε οπως μη αναλαμψη ως πυρ ο οικος ιωσηφ και καταφαγεται αυτον και ουκ εσται ο σβεσων τω οικω ισραηλ
[7] κυριος ο ποιων εις υψος κριμα και δικαιοσυνην εις γην εθηκεν
[8] ποιων παντα και μετασκευαζων και εκτρεπων εις το πρωι σκιαν θανατου και ημεραν εις νυκτα συσκοταζων ο προσκαλουμενος το υδωρ της θαλασσης και εκχεων αυτο επι προσωπου της γης κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ ονομα αυτω
[9] ο διαιρων συντριμμον επ ισχυν και ταλαιπωριαν επι οχυρωμα επαγων
[10] εμισησαν εν πυλαις ελεγχοντα και λογον οσιον εβδελυξαντο
[11] δια τουτο ανθ ων κατεκονδυλιζετε πτωχους και δωρα εκλεκτα εδεξασθε παρ αυτων οικους ξυστους ωκοδομησατε και ου μη κατοικησητε εν αυτοις αμπελωνας επιθυμητους εφυτευσατε και ου μη πιητε τον οινον εξ αυτων
[12] οτι εγνων πολλας ασεβειας υμων και ισχυραι αι αμαρτιαι υμων καταπατουντες δικαιον λαμβανοντες αλλαγματα και πενητας εν πυλαις εκκλινοντες
[13] δια τουτο ο συνιων εν τω καιρω εκεινω σιωπησεται οτι καιρος πονηρος εστιν
[14] εκζητησατε το καλον και μη το πονηρον οπως ζησητε και εσται ουτως μεθ υμων κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ ον τροπον ειπατε
[15] μεμισηκαμεν τα πονηρα και ηγαπηκαμεν τα καλα και αποκαταστησατε εν πυλαις κριμα οπως ελεηση κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ τους περιλοιπους του ιωσηφ
[16] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ εν πασαις πλατειαις κοπετος και εν πασαις οδοις ρηθησεται ουαι ουαι κληθησεται γεωργος εις πενθος και κοπετον και εις ειδοτας θρηνον
[17] και εν πασαις οδοις κοπετος διοτι διελευσομαι δια μεσου σου ειπεν κυριος
[18] ουαι οι επιθυμουντες την ημεραν κυριου ινα τι αυτη υμιν η ημερα του κυριου και αυτη εστιν σκοτος και ου φως
[19] ον τροπον οταν φυγη ανθρωπος εκ προσωπου του λεοντος και εμπεση αυτω η αρκος και εισπηδηση εις τον οικον αυτου και απερεισηται τας χειρας αυτου επι τον τοιχον και δακη αυτον ο οφις
[20] ουχι σκοτος η ημερα του κυριου και ου φως και γνοφος ουκ εχων φεγγος αυτη
[21] μεμισηκα απωσμαι εορτας υμων και ου μη οσφρανθω εν ταις πανηγυρεσιν υμων
[22] διοτι και εαν ενεγκητε μοι ολοκαυτωματα και θυσιας υμων ου προσδεξομαι αυτα και σωτηριου επιφανειας υμων ουκ επιβλεψομαι
[23] μεταστησον απ εμου ηχον ωδων σου και ψαλμον οργανων σου ουκ ακουσομαι
[24] και κυλισθησεται ως υδωρ κριμα και δικαιοσυνη ως χειμαρρους αβατος
[25] μη σφαγια και θυσιας προσηνεγκατε μοι εν τη ερημω τεσσαρακοντα ετη οικος ισραηλ
[26] και ανελαβετε την σκηνην του μολοχ και το αστρον του θεου υμων ραιφαν τους τυπους αυτων ους εποιησατε εαυτοις
[27] και μετοικιω υμας επεκεινα δαμασκου λεγει κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ ονομα αυτω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.