Amos 5:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 5:22

20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light?
Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?

21 “I^a hate, I despise your feast days,
And ^bI do not savor your sacred assemblies.

22 ^aThough you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.

23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs,
For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.

24 ^aBut let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.

25 “Did^a you offer Me sacrifices and offerings
In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26 You also carried¹ Sikkuth ^ayour king
And Chiun, your idols,
The star of your gods,
Which you made for yourselves.

Verse Comparison: Amos 5:22

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American Standard Version
Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

Amplified® Bible
Though you offer Me your burnt offerings and your cereal offerings, I will not accept them, neither will I look upon the peace {or} thank offerings of your fatted beasts.

Contemporary English Version
I won't accept your offerings or animal sacrifices-- not even your very best.

Darby English Version
For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept [them]; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts.

Good News Bible
When you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not accept the animals you have fattened to bring me as offerings.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept {them;} And I will not {even} look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

New International Version
Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them.
Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,
I will have no regard for them.

New King James Version
Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

Revised Standard Version
Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and cereal offerings, I will not accept them, and the peace offerings of your fatted beasts I will not look upon.

Young's Literal Translation
For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.

New English Translation
Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings,¹ I will not be satisfied; I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves.²

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