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Amos 4:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Amos 4:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 The Lord God has sworn by his holiness:
Truly days are coming upon you
when they shall drag you away with ropes,
your children with fishhooks;
3 You shall go out through the breached walls
one in front of the other,
And you shall be exiled to Harmon—[a]
oracle of the Lord.
4 Come to Bethel[b] and sin,
to Gilgal and sin all the more!
Each morning bring your sacrifices,
every third day your tithes;
Footnotes
- 4:3 Harmon: or perhaps “Mount Mon”; an unidentified site, probably far to the north of Israel, under the control of Assyria.
- 4:4 Come to Bethel: Amos’s invitation to the people to come and “sin” at two of the major religious centers in Samaria is sarcastic. His point is that sacrifice and worship without justice is an abomination to the God of Israel; cf. 5:21–24.
Amos 4:2-4
New International Version
Amos 4:2-4
New International Version
2 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness:
“The time(A) will surely come
when you will be taken away(B) with hooks,(C)
the last of you with fishhooks.[a]
3 You will each go straight out
through breaches in the wall,(D)
and you will be cast out toward Harmon,[b]”
declares the Lord.
4 “Go to Bethel(E) and sin;
go to Gilgal(F) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(G)
your tithes(H) every three years.[c](I)
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