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Amos 5

"Seek Me that You May Live"

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Hearh8085 thish2088 wordh1697 whichh834 I takeh5375 up for you as a  adirgeh7015, O househ1004 of Israelh3478:

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She has fallenh5307, she will  anot riseh6965 againh3254-- The  bvirginh1330 Israelh3478. She lies neglectedh5203 on her landh127; Thereh369 is  cnoneh369 to raiseh6965 her up.

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For thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136  1GODh3068, "The cityh5892b which goesh3318 forthh3318 a thousandh505 strong Will haveh7604 a  ahundredh3967 lefth7604, And the one which goesh3318 forthh3318 a hundredh3967 strong Will haveh7604  btenh6235 lefth7604 to the househ1004 of Israelh3478."

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For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 to the househ1004 of Israelh3478, " aSeekh1875 Me  bthat you may liveh2421a.

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"But do not  1resorth1875 to  aBethelh1008 And do not comeh935 to  bGilgalh1537, Norh3808 crossh5674a overh5674a to  cBeershebah884; For Gilgalh1537 will certainlyh1540 goh1540 into captivityh1540 And Bethelh1008 will  2comeh1961 to troubleh205.

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aSeekh1875 the LORDh3068 that you may liveh2421a, Orh6435 He will breakh6743a forthh6743a like a  bfireh784,  1O househ1004 of Josephh3130, And it will consumeh398 with noneh369 to quenchh3518 it for Bethelh1008,

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For those who turnh2015  ajusticeh4941 into wormwoodh3939 And  1casth5117 righteousnessh6666 downh5117 to the earthh776."

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He who madeh6213a the  aPleiadesh3598 and Orionh3685 And  bchangesh2015 deeph6757 darknessh6757 into morningh1242,  1Who also  cdarkensh2821 dayh3117 into nighth3915, Who  dcallsh7121 for the watersh4325 of the seah3220 And poursh8210 them out on the surfaceh6440 of the earthh776, The  eLORDh3068 is His nameh8034.

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It is He who  aflashesh1082 forthh1082 with destructionh7701 upon the strongh5794, So that  bdestructionh7701 comesh935 upon the fortressh4013.

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They hateh8130 him who  areprovesh3198 in the  1gateh8179, And they  babhorh8581 him who speaksh1696 with integrityh8549.

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Thereforeh3651 becauseh3282 you  1imposeh1318 heavyh1318 renth1318 on the poorh1800b And exacth3947 a tributeh4864 of grainh1250 from them, Though you have builth1129  ahousesh1004 of well-hewnh1496 stoneh1496, Yet you will not liveh3427 in them; You have plantedh5193 pleasanth2531 vineyardsh3754, yet you will  bnot drinkh8354 their wineh3196.

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For I knowh3045 your transgressionsh6588 are manyh7227a and your sinsh2403b are greath6099, You who  adistressh6887c the righteoush6662 and accepth3947 bribesh3724a And  1turnh5186 asideh5186 the poorh34 in the  2gateh8179.

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Thereforeh3651 at  1suchh1931 a timeh6256 the prudenth7919a person  akeepsh1826a silenth1826a, for it is an evilh7463a timeh6256.

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Seekh1875 goodh2896b and not evilh7451b, that you may liveh2421a; And thush3651 may the LORDh3068 Godh430 of hostsh6635 be with you,  aJusth3512c as you have saidh559!

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 aHateh8130 evilh7451b, loveh157 goodh2896b, And establishh3322 justiceh4941 in the  1gateh8179! Perhapsh194 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of hostsh6635  bMay be gracioush2603a to the  cremnanth7611 of Josephh3130.

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Thereforeh3651 thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of hostsh6635, the Lordh136, "There is  awailingh4553 in allh3605 the plazash7339, And in allh3605 the streetsh2351 they sayh559, `Alash1930! Alash1930!' They also callh7121 the  bfarmerh406 to mourningh60 And  1 cprofessionalh3045 mournersh3045 to lamentationh5092.

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"And in allh3605 the  avineyardsh3754 there is wailingh4553, Becauseh3588 I will passh5674a through the midsth7130 of you," saysh559 the LORDh3068.

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Alash1945, you who are longingh183 for the  adayh3117 of the LORDh3068, For whath4100 purposeh2088 will the dayh3117 of the LORDh3068 be to you? It will be  bdarknessh2822 and not lighth216;

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As whenh3512c a manh376  afleesh5127 from a lionh738 And a bearh1677 meetsh6293 him,  1Or goesh935 homeh1004, leansh5564 his handh3027 againsth5921 the wallh7023 And a snakeh5175 bitesh5391a him.

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Will not the dayh3117 of the LORDh3068 be  adarknessh2822 insteadh3808 of lighth216, Even gloomh651 with noh3808 brightnessh5051 in it?

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"I hateh8130, I  arejecth3988a your festivalsh2282, Norh3808 do I  1 bdelighth7381a in your solemnh6116 assembliesh6116.

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"Evenh3588 thoughh518 you  aofferh5927 up to Me burnth5930a offeringsh5930a and your grain offeringsh4503, I will not accepth7521 them; And I will not even lookh5027 at the  bpeaceh8002 offeringsh8002 of your fatlingsh4806.

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"Takeh5493 awayh5493 from Me the noiseh1995 of your songsh7892a; I will not even listenh8085 to the soundh2172 of your harpsh5035b.

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"But let  ajusticeh4941 rollh1556 downh1556 like watersh4325 And righteousnessh6666 like an ever-flowingh386 streamh5158a.

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1 aDid you presenth5066 Me with sacrificesh2077 and grain offeringsh4503 in the wildernessh4057b for fortyh705 yearsh8141, O househ1004 of Israelh3478?

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aYou also carriedh5375 along  1Sikkuthh5522 your kingh4428 and  2Kiyyunh3594, your imagesh6754,  3the starh3556 of your godsh430 whichh834 you madeh6213a for yourselves.

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"Therefore, I will make you goh1540 into exileh1540 beyondh4480h1973 Damascush1834," saysh559 the LORDh3068, whose nameh8034 is the Godh430 of hostsh6635.



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