Verse 8
Amos 5:8
American Standard Version
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[seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);
Original Language Text
hebrew
עֹשֵׂ֨ה כִימָ֜ה וּ/כְסִ֗יל וְ/הֹפֵ֤ךְ לַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ צַלְמָ֔וֶת וְ/י֖וֹם לַ֣יְלָה הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ הַ/קּוֹרֵ֣א לְ/מֵֽי הַ/יָּ֗ם וַֽ/יִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛/ם עַל פְּנֵ֥י הָ/אָ֖רֶץ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֽ/וֹ
English Translation
He who makes the morning dark and turns the light of day into darkness, who calls to the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth, the Lord is His name.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
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2
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is non...
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3
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and...
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4
For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;
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5
but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go...
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6
Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour,...
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7
Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
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8
[seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and...
9
that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
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10
They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
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11
Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built...
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12
For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the ju...
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13
Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
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14
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of hosts, will be with y...
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15
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God...
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16
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad...
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17
And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
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18
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkn...
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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...
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20
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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21
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
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22
Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither wil...
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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.
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24
But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
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25
Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
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26
Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god,...
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27
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the Go...
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