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Amos 4:4-6
Contemporary English Version
Amos 4:4-6
Contemporary English Version
Israel Refuses To Obey
The Lord said:
4 Come to Bethel and Gilgal.[a]
Sin all you want!
Offer sacrifices the next morning
and bring a tenth of your crops
on the third day.[b]
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!
How the Lord Warned Israel
6 (A) I, the Lord, took away the food
from every town and village,
but still you rejected me.
Footnotes
- 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 4:4-6
New International Version
Amos 4:4-6
New International Version
4 “Go to Bethel(A) and sin;
go to Gilgal(B) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(C)
your tithes(D) every three years.[a](E)
5 Burn leavened bread(F) as a thank offering
and brag about your freewill offerings(G)—
boast about them, you Israelites,
for this is what you love to do,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.
6 “I gave you empty stomachs in every city
and lack of bread in every town,
yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(H)
Footnotes
- Amos 4:4 Or days
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