You didn’t leave them even when\par they made golden calves and said,\par ‘These are the gods\par that led us out of Egypt!’\par
Amos 5:25 - Easy To Read Version Israel, you offered me sacrifices\par and offerings in the desert for 40 years. {\cf2\super [72]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Did you bring to Me sacrifices and cereal offerings during those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? American Standard Version (1901) Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? Common English Bible Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel? Catholic Public Domain Version Was it you who offered victims and sacrifices to me in the desert for forty years, house of Israel? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me in the desert for forty years, O house of Israel? |
You didn’t leave them even when\par they made golden calves and said,\par ‘These are the gods\par that led us out of Egypt!’\par
You took care of them for 40 years!\par They had all they needed in the desert.\par Their clothes didn’t wear out.\par And their feet didn’t swell and hurt.\par
“‘The people of Israel refused to obey my rules. They did not follow my laws. They treated my days of rest as if they were not important. They did all these things because their hearts belonged to their filthy idols.
“‘The people of Israel did not obey my commands. They refused to obey my laws. They treated my special days of rest like they were not important. And they worshiped the filthy idols of their fathers.
But they turned against me and refused to listen to me. They did not throw away their horrible idols. They did not leave their filthy statues in Egypt. So I (God) decided to destroy them in Egypt—to let them feel the full force of my anger.
They must not offer any more sacrifices to their ‘goat idols’! They have chased after those other gods. In that way, they have acted like prostitutes. [308] These rules will continue forever!
“Tell the priests and the other people in this country these things: For seventy years you fasted and showed your sadness in the fifth month and in the seventh month. But was that fasting really for me? No!
Then Joshua said to the people, “Now you have heard the Lord’s words. So you must respect the Lord and truly serve him. Throw away the false gods that your ancestors worshiped. That was something that happened a long time ago on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Now you must serve only the Lord.