Amos 5:4–13
4 This is what the Lord says to Israel:
do not go to Gilgal,n
do not journey to Beersheba.o
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.a p”
or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;s
it will devour them,
and Bethelt will have no one to quench it.u
7 There are those who turn justice into bitternessv
and cast righteousnessw to the ground.x
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion,y
who turns midnight into dawnz
and darkens day into night,a
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name.b
9 With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
and brings the fortified city to ruin.c
10 There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in courtd
and detest the one who tells the truth.e
11 You levy a straw tax on the poorf
and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,g
you will not live in them;h
though you have planted lush vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.i
12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.j
There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribesk
and deprive the poorl of justice in the courts.m
13 Therefore the prudent keep quietn in such times,
for the times are evil.o