Amos 5:21-24

21 ¹"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

22 ²Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them.

23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; to ³the melody of your harps I will not listen.

24 But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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Amos 5:21-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 5

In this chapter the prophet exhorts Israel to hear his lamentation over them for their impending ruin, Am 5:1-3; nevertheless to seek the Lord, and all that is good; to forsake their idols, and repent of their sins, in hopes of finding mercy, and living comfortably; or otherwise they must expect the wrath of God for their iniquities, especially their oppression of the poor, Am 5:4-15; otherwise it would be a time of weeping and wailing, of darkness and distress, however they might harden or flatter themselves, or make a jest of it, Am 5:16-20; for all their sacrifices and ceremonial worship would signify nothing, so long as they continued their idolatry with them Am 5:21-26; and therefore should surely go into captivity, Am 5:27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 3

1. Isaiah 1:14; [Jeremiah 6:20]
2. Psalms 51:16, 17; Isaiah 1:11
3. [Amos 6:5; Amos 8:3; Isaiah 5:12]

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