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The Book of Amos, Chapter 5, Verse 17

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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 such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
King James Version
And in all vineyards [shall be] wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
American Standard Version
And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
New English Translation
In all the vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
World English Bible
In all vineyards there will be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of you," says Yahweh.
18
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.
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As 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.
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[Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
22
Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
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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But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
25
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
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But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
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Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name [is] The God of hosts.