11 aTherefore, because you1 tread down the poor
And take grain1 taxes from him,
Though byou have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted1 pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them.
And take grain1 taxes from him,
Though byou have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted1 pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them.
12 For I aknow your manifold transgressions
And your mighty sins:
bAfflicting the just and taking bribes;
cDiverting the poor from justice at the gate.
And your mighty sins:
bAfflicting the just and taking bribes;
cDiverting the poor from justice at the gate.
14 Seek good and not evil,
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
aAs you have spoken.
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
aAs you have spoken.
15 aHate evil, love good;
Establish justice in the gate.
bIt may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Establish justice in the gate.
bIt may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
The Day of the Lord
16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this:
“There shall be wailing in all streets,
And they shall say in all the highways,
‘Alas! Alas!’
They shall call the farmer to mourning,
aAnd skillful lamenters to wailing.
“There shall be wailing in all streets,
And they shall say in all the highways,
‘Alas! Alas!’
They shall call the farmer to mourning,
aAnd skillful lamenters to wailing.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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Amos 5:12
In the gate - In their courts of justice.
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