Amos 5:22

Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, 1 I will not accept them, 1 neither will I look at the fellowship offerings of your fattened animals. 1

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Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

In Context

21“I hate, I despise your festivals, 1 I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. 1

23Remove from me the noise of your songs; 1 I will not listen to the sound of your harps. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:22Samuel replied, “Has Yahweh as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Obedience is better than sacrifice, and to listen is better than the fat of rams.

Psalms 50:23The one who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving praises me, 1 and to anyone who plans his path in the right way 1 I will show God's salvation.”

Psalms 116:17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving 1 and will call on the name of Yahweh. 1

Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; 1 it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives. 1

Amos 4:4“Go to Bethel and sin, 1 to Gilgal and multiply sin, 1 bring your sacrifices every morning, 1 your tithes every three days. 1

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:22-27

Hypocritical Services Rejected; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me… Read the whole commentary →

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