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Amos 4:3-5
Contemporary English Version
Amos 4:3-5
Contemporary English Version
3 You will be dragged through holes
in your city walls,
and you will be thrown
toward Harmon.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Israel Refuses To Obey
The Lord said:
4 Come to Bethel and Gilgal.[b]
Sin all you want!
Offer sacrifices the next morning
and bring a tenth of your crops
on the third day.[c]
5 Bring offerings to show me
how thankful you are.
Gladly bring more offerings
than I have demanded.
You really love to do this.
I, the Lord God, have spoken!
Footnotes
- 4.3 Harmon: Hebrew; some manuscripts of one ancient translation “Mount Hermon,” a mountain in the north of Palestine, on the way to Assyria.
- 4.4 Bethel and Gilgal: These were two of the most important centers of worship in northern Israel. Amos mentions these together again in 5.5.
- 4.4 Offer … day: Or “Offer sacrifices each morning and bring a tenth of your crops every three days.” In verses 4,5 God is condemning the people for meaningless acts of worship.
Amos 4:3-5
New International Version
Amos 4:3-5
New International Version
3 You will each go straight out
through breaches in the wall,(A)
and you will be cast out toward Harmon,[a]”
declares the Lord.
4 “Go to Bethel(B) and sin;
go to Gilgal(C) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(D)
your tithes(E) every three years.[b](F)
5 Burn leavened bread(G) as a thank offering
and brag about your freewill offerings(H)—
boast about them, you Israelites,
for this is what you love to do,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.
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