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18 Woe to those who yearn for the day of the LORD! What will the day of the LORD mean for you? It will be darkness, not light! 19 As if someone fled from a lion and a bear met him; Or as if on entering the house he rested his hand against the wall, and a snake bit it. 20 Truly, the day of the LORD will be darkness, not light, gloom without any brightness! 21 I hate, I despise your feasts, I take no pleasure in your solemnities. 22 Even though you bring me your burnt offerings and grain offerings I will not accept them; Your stall-fed communion offerings, I will not look upon them. 23 Take away from me your noisy songs; The melodies of your harps, I will not listen to them. 24 Rather let justice surge like waters, and righteousness like an unfailing stream. 25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel? 26 Yet you will carry away Sukuth, your king, and Kaiwan, your star-image, your gods that you have made for yourselves, 27 As I exile you beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts. Amos 5:18-27, New American Bible Revised. Copyright © 2010 USCCB.
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