Amos 5:21
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“I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell the scent in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I despise and reject your [sacred] feasts, And I do not take delight in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell a savor or take delight in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise, your feasts! I can’t stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I reject your festivals; I don’t enjoy your joyous assemblies.
“I hate, I utterly loathe your festivals; I take no pleasure in your solemn assemblies.
I, the Lord, hate and despise your religious celebrations and your times of worship.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell [a sweet odour] in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, and have rejected your festivities: and I will not receive the odour of your assemblies.
“I hate your festivals; I will not accept them. I don’t enjoy your religious meetings.
The Lord says, ‘When you have your festivals, I hate them! When you meet to worship me, it does not make me happy!
I hate, I reject, your festivals! I do not delight in the aroma of the sacrifices at your sacred convocations.
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
The Lord says, “I ·hate and reject [despise] your ·feasts [religious festivals]; I ·cannot stand [take no delight in] your ·religious meetings [sacred assemblies].
I hate and abhor your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
I hate your festivals; I despise them. I’m not pleased with your religious assemblies.
The Lord says, “I hate your religious festivals; I cannot stand them!
I hate, I despise your feasts! I can’t stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
The Lord says, “I hate and reject your feasts. I cannot stand your religious meetings.
“I hate—I despise—your festival days, and your solemn convocations stink.
¶ I hate, I despise your solemnities, and I will not savour your assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I reject your feasts, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your assemblies.
“I hate your show and pretense—your hypocrisy of ‘honoring’ me with your religious feasts and solemn assemblies.
“I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me? Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I am not pleased by your solemn assemblies.
I hate your festivals; I despise them. I’m not pleased with your religious assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feasts, I take no pleasure in your solemnities.
“I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your festive assemblies.
“I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
I loathe, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
The Lord says, “I hate and reject your feasts; I cannot stand your religious meetings.
“I absolutely despise your festivals! I get no pleasure from your religious assemblies.
The Lord says, “I hate your holy feasts. I can’t stand them. Your gatherings stink.
“I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me.
‘I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me.
“I hate, I despise your feast days, And I do not savor your sacred assemblies.
“I hate your special suppers. I will have nothing to do with them. And I am not pleased with your religious meetings.
“I hate all your show and pretense— the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your chagim (religious festivals), and I will not stand in your atzerot (solemn assemblies).
“I hate and abhor your feast days. And I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
“I hate, I despise your festivals! I take no delight in your sacred assemblies.
Eternal One: I hate—I totally reject—your religious ceremonies and have nothing to do with your solemn gatherings.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies.
I hated and casted away your feast days, and I shall not take the odour of your companies. (I hated and threw away your feast days, and I shall not receive the aroma from your offerings.)
I have hated -- I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.
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