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21 I hate your festivals; I despise them. I'm not pleased with your religious assemblies. 22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won't accept them. I won't even look at the fellowship offerings of your choicest animals. 23 Spare me the sound of your songs. I won't listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice flow like a river and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. 25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the desert for 40 years, nation of Israel? 26 You carried along the statues of [the god] Sikkuth as your king and the star Kiyyun, the gods you made for yourselves. 27 I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is the God of Armies. Amos 5:21-27, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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