21"I hate, I despise your religious feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies.


In Context

18 Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord ! Why do you long for the day of the Lord ? That day will be darkness, not light.

19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.

20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?

21 "I hate, I despise your religious feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies.

22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.

23 Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Amos 5:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, and have rejected your festivities: and I will not receive the odour of your assemblies.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell a sweet odour in your solemn assemblies.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21I have hated — I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.