1Listen to this word which I take up…
2“The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall…
3For the Lord GOD says: “The city that…
4For the LORD says to the house of…
5but don’t seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal,…
6Seek the LORD, and you will live, lest…
7You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast…
8Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion,…
9who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so…
10They hate him who reproves in the gate,…
11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and…
12For I know how many are your offenses,…
13Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such…
14Seek good, and not evil, that you may…
15Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in…
16Therefore the LORD, the God of Armies, the…
17In all vineyards there will be wailing, for…
18“Woe to you who desire the day of…
19As if a man fled from a lion,…
20Won’t the day of the LORD be darkness,…
21I hate, I despise your feasts, and I…
22Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings…
23Take away from me the noise of your…
24But let justice roll on like rivers, and…
25“Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings…
26You also carried the tent of your king…
27Therefore I will cause you to go into…
