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Amos 6:3

Young's Literal Translation 1898

Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,

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Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?

Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.

And thou sayest, `To the age I am mistress,' While thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, Thou hast not remembered the latter end of it.

`Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great--exceeding abundant!'

Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.

`Son of man, what is this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision?

`Son of man, lo, the house of Israel are saying, The vision that he is seeing is for many days, and of times far off he is prophesying,

And the voice of a multitude at ease is with her, And unto men of the common people are brought in Sabeans from the wilderness, And they put bracelets on their hands, And a beauteous crown on their heads.

And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.

Sound ye unto palaces in Ashdod, And to palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Be ye gathered on mountains of Samaria, And see many troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midst.

For I have known--many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why is this to you--the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,

Do horses run on a rock? Doth one plough it with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.

By sword die do all sinners of My people, Who are saying, `Not overtake, or go before, For our sakes, doth evil.'

Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail doth her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

`And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,




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