1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Amos 5

1 A lamentation for Israel. 4 An exhortation to repentance. 21 God rejecteth their hypocritical service.

 5:1 Hear 8085 this 2088 word 1697 which 834 I take 5375 up for you as a dirge 7015, O house 1004 of Israel 3478:

 5:2 She has fallen 5307, she will not rise 6965 again 3254— The virgin 1330 Israel 3478. She [lies] neglected 5203 on her land 127; There 369 is none 369 to raise 6965 her up.

 5:3 For thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, “The city 5892b which goes 3318 forth 3318 a thousand 505 [strong] Will have 7604 a hundred 3967 left 7604, And the one which goes 3318 forth 3318 a hundred 3967 [strong] Will have 7604 ten 6235 left 7604 to the house 1004 of Israel 3478.”

 5:4 ¶ For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 to the house 1004 of Israel 3478, “Seek 1875 Me that you may live 2421a.

 5:5 “But do not resort 1875 to Bethel 1008 And do not come 935 to Gilgal 1537, Nor 3808 cross 5674a over 5674a to Beersheba 884; For Gilgal 1537 will certainly 1540 go 1540 into captivity 1540 And Bethel 1008 will come 1961 to trouble 205.

 5:6 “Seek 1875 the LORD 3068 that you may live 2421a, Or 6435 He will break 6743a forth 6743a like a fire 784, O house 1004 of Joseph 3130, And it will consume 398 with none 369 to quench 3518 [it] for Bethel 1008,

 5:7 [For] those who turn 2015 justice 4941 into wormwood 3939 And cast 5117 righteousness 6666 down 5117 to the earth 776.”

 5:8 ¶ He who made 6213a the Pleiades 3598 and Orion 3685 And changes 2015 deep 6757 darkness 6757 into morning 1242, Who also darkens 2821 day 3117 [into] night 3915, Who calls 7121 for the waters 4325 of the sea 3220 And pours 8210 them out on the surface 6440 of the earth 776, The LORD 3068 is His name 8034.

 5:9 It is He who flashes 1082 forth 1082 [with] destruction 7701 upon the strong 5794, So that destruction 7701 comes 935 upon the fortress 4013.

 5:10 ¶ They hate 8130 him who reproves 3198 in the gate 8179, And they abhor 8581 him who speaks 1696 [with] integrity 8549.

 5:11 Therefore 3651 because 3282 you impose 1318 heavy 1318 rent 1318 on the poor 1800b And exact 3947 a tribute 4864 of grain 1250 from them, [Though] you have built 1129 houses 1004 of well-hewn 1496 stone 1496, Yet you will not live 3427 in them; You have planted 5193 pleasant 2531 vineyards 3754, yet you will not drink 8354 their wine 3196.

 5:12 For I know 3045 your transgressions 6588 are many 7227a and your sins 2403b are great 6099, [You] who distress 6887c the righteous 6662 [and] accept 3947 bribes 3724a And turn 5186 aside 5186 the poor 34 in the gate 8179.

 5:13 Therefore 3651 at such 1931 a time 6256 the prudent 7919a person keeps 1826a silent 1826a, for it is an evil 7463a time 6256.

 5:14 ¶ Seek 1875 good 2896b and not evil 7451b, that you may live 2421a; And thus 3651 may the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 be with you, Just 3512c as you have said 559!

 5:15 Hate 8130 evil 7451b, love 157 good 2896b, And establish 3322 justice 4941 in the gate 8179! Perhaps 194 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 May be gracious 2603a to the remnant 7611 of Joseph 3130.

 5:16 ¶ Therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635, the Lord 136, “There is wailing 4553 in all 3605 the plazas 7339, And in all 3605 the streets 2351 they say 559, ‘Alas 1930! Alas 1930!’ They also call 7121 the farmer 406 to mourning 60 And professional 3045 mourners 3045 to lamentation 5092.

 5:17 “And in all 3605 the vineyards 3754 [there is] wailing 4553, Because 3588 I will pass 5674a through the midst 7130 of you,” says 559 the LORD 3068.

 5:18 ¶ Alas 1945, you who are longing 183 for the day 3117 of the LORD 3068, For what 4100 purpose 2088 [will] the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 [be] to you? It [will be] darkness 2822 and not light 216;

 5:19 As when 3512c a man 376 flees 5127 from a lion 738 And a bear 1677 meets 6293 him, Or goes 935 home 1004, leans 5564 his hand 3027 against 5921 the wall 7023 And a snake 5175 bites 5391a him.

 5:20 [Will] not the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 [be] darkness 2822 instead 3808 of light 216, Even gloom 651 with no 3808 brightness 5051 in it?

 5:21 ¶ “I hate 8130, I reject 3988a your festivals 2282, Nor 3808 do I delight 7381a in your solemn 6116 assemblies 6116.

 5:22 “Even 3588 though 518 you offer 5927 up to Me burnt 5930a offerings 5930a and your grain offerings 4503, I will not accept 7521 [them]; And I will not [even] look 5027 at the peace 8002 offerings 8002 of your fatlings 4806.

 5:23 “Take 5493 away 5493 from Me the noise 1995 of your songs 7892a; I will not even listen 8085 to the sound 2172 of your harps 5035b.

 5:24 “But let justice 4941 roll 1556 down 1556 like waters 4325 And righteousness 6666 like an ever-flowing 386 stream 5158a.

 5:25 ¶ “Did you present 5066 Me with sacrifices 2077 and grain offerings 4503 in the wilderness 4057b for forty 705 years 8141, O house 1004 of Israel 3478?

 5:26 “You also carried 5375 along Sikkuth 5522 your king 4428 and Kiyyun 3594, your images 6754, the star 3556 of your gods 430 which 834 you made 6213a for yourselves.

 5:27 “Therefore, I will make you go 1540 into exile 1540 beyond 4480 1973 Damascus 1834,” says 559 the LORD 3068, whose name 8034 is the God 430 of hosts 6635.