Amos 5:18-24

International Standard Version

The Fearful Day of the Lord

¹⁸“Woe to those who are craving the Day of the Lord!
    How is it to your benefit, this Day of the Lord?
        It’s a day of^[a] darkness to you, and not light.
¹⁹It will be like a man who runs from a lion,
    only to encounter a bear;
or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall,
    and a serpent bites him!
²⁰Will not the Day of the Lord be darkness, and not light—
    pitch black at that, without a ray of sunshine?”

Let Justice Roll On

²¹“I hate—I despise—your festival days,
    and your solemn convocations stink.^[b]
²²And^[c] if you send up burnt offerings to me
    as well as your grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
    nor will I consider your peace offerings of fattened cattle.
²³Spare me your noisy singing—
    I will not listen to your musical instruments.^[d]

²⁴“But let justice roll on like many^[e] waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing river.

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Footnotes

Amos 5:18 The Heb. lacks a day of
Amos 5:21 Lit. and I smell no pleasant scent in your solemn assemblies
Amos 5:22 Lit. Because
Amos 5:23 I.e. a stringed instrument such as a harp or lyre
Amos 5:24 The Heb. lacks many

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Amos 5:18-24 International Standard Version

The Fearful Day of the Lord

Let Justice Roll On

Footnotes

Amos 5:18-24

International Standard Version