Amos 5:1-15.
Amos 5.1-15
Turn Back to the Lord
"Listen, nation of Israel, to my mournful message: You, dearest Israel,
have fallen, never to rise again- you lie deserted in your own land,
with no one to help you up.
The Lord God has warned, "From every ten soldiers only one will be
left; from a thousand troops, only a hundred will survive."
The Lord keeps saying, "Israel, turn back to me and you will live!
Don't go to Gilgal or Bethel or even to Beersheba. Gilgal will be
dragged away, and Bethel will end up as nothing."
Turn back to the Lord, you descendants of Joseph, and you will live.
If you don't, the Lord will attack like fire. Bethel will burn to the
ground, and no one can save it. You people are doomed! You twist the
truth and stomp on justice.
But the Lord created the stars and put them in place. He turns
darkness to dawn and daylight to darkness; he scoops up the ocean and
empties it on the earth. God destroys mighty soldiers and strong
fortresses. Choose Good Instead of Evil!
The Lord said:
You people hate judges and honest witnesses; you abuse the poor and
demand heavy taxes from them. You have built expensive homes, but you
won't enjoy them; you have planted vineyards, but you will get no
wine. I am the Lord, and I know your terrible sins. You cheat honest
people and take bribes; you rob the poor of justice. Times are so evil
that anyone with good sense will keep quiet.
If you really want to live, you must stop doing wrong and start doing
right. I, the Lord God All-Powerful, will then be on your side, just
as you claim I am. Choose good instead of evil! See that justice is
done. Maybe I, the Lord All-Powerful, will be kind to what's left of
your people."
God bless you.
Turn Back to the Lord
"Listen, nation of Israel, to my mournful message: You, dearest Israel,
have fallen, never to rise again- you lie deserted in your own land,
with no one to help you up.
The Lord God has warned, "From every ten soldiers only one will be
left; from a thousand troops, only a hundred will survive."
The Lord keeps saying, "Israel, turn back to me and you will live!
Don't go to Gilgal or Bethel or even to Beersheba. Gilgal will be
dragged away, and Bethel will end up as nothing."
Turn back to the Lord, you descendants of Joseph, and you will live.
If you don't, the Lord will attack like fire. Bethel will burn to the
ground, and no one can save it. You people are doomed! You twist the
truth and stomp on justice.
But the Lord created the stars and put them in place. He turns
darkness to dawn and daylight to darkness; he scoops up the ocean and
empties it on the earth. God destroys mighty soldiers and strong
fortresses. Choose Good Instead of Evil!
The Lord said:
You people hate judges and honest witnesses; you abuse the poor and
demand heavy taxes from them. You have built expensive homes, but you
won't enjoy them; you have planted vineyards, but you will get no
wine. I am the Lord, and I know your terrible sins. You cheat honest
people and take bribes; you rob the poor of justice. Times are so evil
that anyone with good sense will keep quiet.
If you really want to live, you must stop doing wrong and start doing
right. I, the Lord God All-Powerful, will then be on your side, just
as you claim I am. Choose good instead of evil! See that justice is
done. Maybe I, the Lord All-Powerful, will be kind to what's left of
your people."
God bless you.
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