Amos 5

1Hear^H8085 ye this word^H1697 which I take up^H5375 for a lamentation^H7015 over you, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478. 2The virgin^H1330 of Israel^H3478 is fallen^H5307; she shall no more^H3254 rise^H6965: she is cast down^H5203 upon her land^H127; there is none to raise her up^H6965. 3For thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069: The city^H5892 that went forth^H3318 a thousand^H505 shall have a hundred^H3967 left^H7604, and that which went forth^H3318 a hundred^H3967 shall have ten^H6235 left^H7604, to the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478. 4For thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 unto the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, Seek^H1875 ye me, and ye shall live^H2421; 5but seek^H1875 not Beth-el^H1008, nor enter^H935 into Gilgal^H1537, and pass^H5674 not to Beer-sheba^H884: for Gilgal^H1537 shall surely^H1540 go into captivity^H1540, and Beth-el^H1008 shall come to nought^H205. 6Seek^H1875 Jehovah^H3068, and ye shall live^H2421; lest he break out^H6743 like fire^H784 in the house^H1004 of Joseph^H3130, and it devour^H398, and there be none to quench^H3518 it in Beth-el^H1008. 7Ye who turn^H2015 justice^H4941 to wormwood^H3939, and cast down^H3240 righteousness^H6666 to the earth^H776, 8 seek him that maketh^H6213 the Pleiades^H3598 and Orion^H3685, and turneth^H2015 the shadow of death^H6757 into the morning^H1242, and maketh the day^H3117 dark^H2821 with night^H3915; that calleth^H7121 for the waters^H4325 of the sea^H3220, and poureth them out^H8210 upon the face^H6440 of the earth^H776 (Jehovah^H3068 is his name^H8034); 9that bringeth^H1082 sudden destruction^H7701 upon the strong^H5794, so that destruction^H7701 cometh^H935 upon the fortress^H4013. 10They hate^H8130 him that reproveth^H3198 in the gate^H8179, and they abhor^H8581 him that speaketh^H1696 uprightly^H8549. 11Forasmuch^H3282 therefore as ye trample^H1318 upon the poor^H1800, and take^H3947 exactions^H4864 from him of wheat^H1250: ye have built^H1129 houses^H1004 of hewn stone^H1496, but ye shall not dwell^H3427 in them; ye have planted^H5193 pleasant^H2531 vineyards^H3754, but ye shall not drink^H8354 the wine^H3196 thereof. 12For I know^H3045 how manifold^H7227 are your transgressions^H6588, and how mighty^H6099 are your sins^H2403—ye that afflict^H6887 the just^H6662, that take^H3947 a bribe^H3724, and that turn aside^H5186 the needy^H34 in the gate^H8179 from their right. 13Therefore he that is prudent^H7919 shall keep silence^H1826 in such a time^H6256; for it is an evil^H7451 time^H6256. 14Seek^H1875 good^H2896, and not evil^H7451, that ye may live^H2421; and so Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, will be with you, as ye say^H559. 15Hate^H8130 the evil^H7451, and love^H157 the good^H2896, and establish^H3322 justice^H4941 in the gate^H8179: it may be that Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, will be gracious^H2603 unto the remnant^H7611 of Joseph^H3130. 16Therefore thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, the Lord^H136: Wailing^H4553 shall be in all the broad^H7339 ways; and they shall say^H559 in all the streets^H2351, Alas^H1930! Alas^H1930! and they shall call^H7121 the husbandman^H406 to mourning^H60, and such as are skilful^H3045 in lamentation^H5092 to wailing^H4553. 17And in all vineyards^H3754 shall be wailing^H4553; for I will pass^H5674 through^H7130 the midst of thee, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068. 18Woe^H1945 unto you that desire^H183 the day^H3117 of Jehovah^H3068! Wherefore^H4100 would ye have the day^H3117 of Jehovah^H3068? It is darkness^H2822, and not light^H216. 19As if a man^H376 did flee^H5127 from^H6440 a lion^H738, and a bear^H1677 met^H6293 him; or went^H935 into the house^H1004 and leaned^H5564 his hand^H3027 on the wall^H7023, and a serpent^H5175 bit^H5391 him. 20Shall not the day^H3117 of Jehovah^H3068 be darkness^H2822, and not light^H216? even very dark^H651, and no brightness^H5051 in it? 21I hate^H8130, I despise^H3988 your feasts^H2282, and I will take no delight^H7306 in your solemn assemblies^H6116. 22Yea, though ye offer^H5927 me your burnt-offerings^H5930 and meal-offerings^H4503, I will not accept^H7521 them; neither will I regard^H5027 the peace-offerings^H8002 of your fat beasts^H4806. 23Take thou away^H5493 from me the noise^H1995 of thy songs^H7892; for I will not hear^H8085 the melody^H2172 of thy viols^H5035. 24But let justice^H4941 roll down^H1556 as waters^H4325, and righteousness^H6666 as a mighty^H386 stream^H5158. 25Did ye bring^H5066 unto me sacrifices^H2077 and offerings^H4503 in the wilderness^H4057 forty^H705 years^H8141, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478? 26Yea, ye have borne^H5375 the tabernacle^H5522 of your king^H4428 and the shrine^H3594 of your images^H6754, the star^H3556 of your god^H430, which ye made^H6213 to yourselves. 27Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity^H1540 beyond^H1973 Damascus^H1834, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, whose name^H8034 is the God^H430 of hosts^H6635.