Amos 5
1 A lamentation for Israel.
4 An exhortation to repentance.
21 God rejects their hypocritical service.
Listen <08085> [Hear.]
sing <05375> [I take.]
virgin <01330> [virgin.]
fallen <05307> [is fallen.]
again <03254> [she shall.]
abandoned <05203> [she is.]
get ................. get <06965> [none.]
city <05892> [The city.]
Seek <01875> [Seek.]
live <02421> [and.]
seek <01875> [seek.]
Beer Sheba <0884> [Beer-sheba.]
Gilgal ............. Gilgal <01537> [Gilgal.]
There is a paronomasia here, both on the letters and words: {hag-gilgal galoh yigleh oovaith el yiheyeh le„wen,} "Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el (the house of God) shall come to nought," or Aven, i.e., Beth-aven, the house of iniquity.
Bethel ......................... Bethel <01008> [and Beth-el.]
abounds <0205> [come.]
Seek <01875> [Seek.]
will break <06743> [lest.]
family <01004> [the house.]
quench <03518> [there.]
turn <02015> [turn.]
fair <03240> [leave.]
made ............... daylight <06213 03117> [maketh.]
turn <02015> [and turneth.]
made ............... daylight <06213 03117> [maketh.]
summons <07121> [that calleth.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
flashes <01082> [strengtheneth.]
destruction ........ destruction <07701> [spoiled. Heb. spoil.]
hate <08130> [hate.]
despise <08581> [abhor.]
pay taxes <01318> [treading.]
built <01129> [ye have built.]
fine vineyards <02531 03754> [pleasant vineyards. Heb. vineyards of desire.]
aware <03045> [I know.]
many <07227> [manifold.]
torment <06887> [they afflict.]
take <03947> [take.]
bribes <03724> [bribe. or, ransom. and they.]
city gate <08179> [in the.]
whoever <07919> [the prudent.]
evil <07451> [an evil.]
Seek <01875> [Seek.]
Lord <03068> [and so.]
claim <0559> [as.]
Hate <08130> [Hate.]
Promote <03322> [establish.]
Lord <03068> [it may.]
who are left <07611> [the remnant.]
Lord ........ sovereign One <03068 0136> [the Lord.]
wailing ...................... mourners <04553> [Wailing.]
professional <03045> [such.]
vineyards <03754> [in.]
pass <05674> [I will.]
wish <0183> [desire.]
day .... Lord ....... Lord's day <03117 03068> [the day of the Lord is.]
man <0376> [As if.]
They should go from one evil to another.
darkness <02822> [darkness.]
absolutely <08130> [hate.]
religious <07306> [I will.]
religious assemblies <06116 07306> [smell in your solemn assemblies. or, smell your holy days.]
offer <05927> [offer.]
peace offerings <08002> [peace offerings. or, thank offerings.]
noisy <01995> [the noise.]
Justice <04941> [let.]
flow <01556> [run. Heb. roll.]
Sikkuth <05522 04428> [the tabernacle of your Moloch. or, Siccuth your king.]
[Milcom.]
beyond <01973> [beyond.]
called <08034> [whose.]