And ye shall go out at the breaches every cow forward: and ye shall cast yourselves out of the palace, saith the Lord.

Come to [a]Bethel, and transgress: to Gilgal, and multiply transgression, and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your riches after three [b]years.

And offer a thanksgiving [c]of leaven, publish and proclaim the free offerings: for this [d]liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:4 He speaketh this in contempt of them which resorted to those places, thinking that their great devotion and good intention had been sufficient to have bound God unto them.
  2. Amos 4:4 Read Deut. 14:28.
  3. Amos 4:5 As Lev. 7:13.
  4. Amos 4:5 You only delight in these outward ceremonies and have none other respect.

You will each go straight out
    through breaches in the wall,(A)
    and you will be cast out toward Harmon,[a]
declares the Lord.
“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)
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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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:3 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew (see Septuagint) out, you mountain of oppression
  2. Amos 4:4 Or days