Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

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There are those who turn justice into bitterness(A)
    and cast righteousness(B) to the ground.(C)

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You who (A)turn justice to wormwood,
And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”

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10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading 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 pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

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10 There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court(A)
    and detest the one who tells the truth.(B)

11 You levy a straw tax on the poor(C)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,(D)
    you will not live in them;(E)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.(F)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(G)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(H)
    and deprive the poor(I) of justice in the courts.(J)

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10 (A)They hate the one who rebukes in the gate,
And they (B)abhor the one who speaks uprightly.
11 (C)Therefore, because you [a]tread down the poor
And take grain [b]taxes from him,
Though (D)you have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted [c]pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them.
12 For I (E)know your manifold transgressions
And your mighty sins:
(F)Afflicting the just and taking bribes;
(G)Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:11 trample
  2. Amos 5:11 Or tribute
  3. Amos 5:11 desirable