Amos:5:18-27
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Alas for them who are longing for the day of Yahweh ,
What good to you ,
is the day of Yahweh ?
it ,
being darkness and not light :
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As if a man should flee from the face of a lion ,
and there should meet hima bear !
or he should have entered the house ,
and leaned his hand upon the wall ,
and there should bite hima serpent !
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Shall not the day of Yahweh be ,
darkness ,
and not light ?
yea ,
thick darkness and no brightness in it ?
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I hate ,
I despise your festivals ,
and can scent no fragrance in your solemn feasts .
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Nay ,
though ye cause to ascend unto me ascending-sacrifices ,
and your meal-offerings ,
I will not accept ,
nor ,
the peace-offering of your fat heifers ,
will I regard .
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Take thou away from me ,
the noise of thy songs ,
Even the melody of thy harps ,
will I not hear .
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But let ,
justice ,
roll along like water ,
and ,
righteousness ,
as a torrent over flowing .
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The sacrifices and meal-offering ,
ye brought near unto me ,
in the desert ,
for forty years O house of Israel ;
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But ye carried the tent of your king-idol ,
and your Saturn-images ,
the star of your gods ,
which ye made for yourselves :
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Therefore will I carry you into exile beyond Damascus ,
saith Yahweh ,
God of hosts ,
is his name .
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