Amos 5:15-23
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15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
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16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
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17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
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18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
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19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
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20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
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22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
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23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.