📖 Amos — Chapter 5 (KJV)
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Amos 5:1 RHear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Amos 5:2 The Rvirgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
Amos 5:3 For thus saith the Lord GOD; RThe city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
Amos 5:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, RSeek ye me, and ye shall live:
Amos 5:5 But Rseek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
Amos 5:6 RSeek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
Amos 5:7 Ye who Rturn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Amos 5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, Rand 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: The LORD is his name:
Amos 5:9 That Rstrengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Amos 5:10 They Rhate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Amos 5:11 Forasmuch therefore as your Rtreading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted Tpleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Amos 5:12 For RI know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take Ta bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
Amos 5:13 Therefore Rthe prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Amos 5:14 RSeek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
Amos 5:15 RHate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Amos 5:16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and Rsuch as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Amos 5:17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for RI will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that Rdesire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
Amos 5:19 RAs if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos 5:20 Shall not the day of the LORD be Rdarkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Amos 5:21 I Rhate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell Tin your solemn assemblies.
Amos 5:22 Though ye Roffer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the Tpeace offerings of your fat beasts.
Amos 5:23 Take thou away from me Rthe noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Amos 5:24 But Rlet judgment Trun down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Amos 5:25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
Amos 5:26 But ye have borne RTthe tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
Amos 5:27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity Rbeyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Amos 5:1–9 — Seek the Lord and live
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
A lament over fallen Israel accompanies a call to seek the Lord rather than trusted worship sites. The Creator who orders the heavens and waters is contrasted with justice turned into bitterness.
Key Truth: Seek life through the Lord rather than a familiar location.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ ye this word which I take up against you, even …” (Amos 5:1)
Find it in Amos 5:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, ____ ye me, and ye shall live:” (Amos 5:4)
Find it in Amos 5:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “That ____ the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall …” (Amos 5:9)
Find it in Amos 5:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Amos 5:10–17 — Good, justice, and truthful judgment are required
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Those who rebuke in the gate are hated, while the poor are trampled and the righteous bribed. The Lord calls for seeking good, loving it, and establishing judgment, amid a warning of coming mourning.
Key Truth: Make justice part of the response you call faith.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “They ____ him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him …” (Amos 5:10)
Find it in Amos 5:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… shall keep silence in that time; for it is an ____ time.” (Amos 5:13)
Find it in Amos 5:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And in all ____ shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith …” (Amos 5:17)
Find it in Amos 5:17 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Amos 5:18–27 — The desired day brings darkness to unjust worshipers
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s day will not automatically favor those who long for it. Feasts, offerings, and music are rejected while judgment and righteousness are called to flow; idolatry ends in exile beyond Damascus.
Key Truth: Do not let religious enthusiasm replace righteous conduct.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Woe unto you that ____ the day of the LORD! to what end is it …” (Amos 5:18)
Find it in Amos 5:18 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for …” (Amos 5:23)
Find it in Amos 5:23 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore will I ____ you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, …” (Amos 5:27)
Find it in Amos 5:27 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Acts 7:43 — Stephen recalls Amos’s warning about idols and exile.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where should justice flow through a practice you can change?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Amos 5:1–9 (Seek the Lord and live) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Amos 5:10–17 (Good, justice, and truthful judgment are required) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Amos 5:18–27 (The desired day brings darkness to unjust worshipers) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What does the rejection of feast days expose in this chapter?
5. What positive demand accompanies the rejection of empty worship?
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