Amos 5:13-17
Amos 5:13
Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps quiet, because it is an evil time.
Amos 5:14
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; And so may the Lord God of armies be with you, Just as you have said!
Amos 5:15
Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the Lord God of armies Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Amos 5:16
Therefore this is what the Lord God of armies, the Lord says: “There is mourning in all the public squares, And in all the streets they say, ‘Oh no! Oh no!’ They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to mourning rites.
Amos 5:17
“And in all the vineyards there is mourning, Because I will pass through the midst of you,” says the Lord.