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Amos 5:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.

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But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?

So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

But they kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame: for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them.

Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.

And when a man's relation, even the one who is responsible for burning his body, lifting him up to take his bones out of the house, says to him who is in the inmost part of the house, Is there still anyone with you? and he says, No; then he will say, Keep quiet, for the name of the Lord may not be named.

For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.

Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands.

For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.

But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.




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