Excerpt: Amos 5:18-24

Doom to those who desire the day of the Lord!

Why do you want the day of the Lord?

It is darkness, not light;

as if someone fled from a lion,

and was met by a bear;

or sought refuge in a house,

rested a hand against the wall,

and was bitten by a snake.

Isn’t the day of the Lord darkness, not light;

all dark with no brightness in it?

I hate, I reject your festivals;

I don’t enjoy your joyous assemblies.

If you bring me your entirely burned offerings and gifts of food—

I won’t be pleased;

I won’t even look at your offerings of well-fed animals.

Take away the noise of your songs;

I won’t listen to the melody of your harps.

But let justice roll down like waters,

and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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