Parallel Verses

King James 2000

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not take delight in your solemn assemblies.

New American Standard Bible

“I hate, I reject your festivals,
Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

I hate, I despise your feasts!
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.

International Standard Version

"I hate I despise your festival days, and your solemn convocations stink.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“I hate, I despise and reject your [sacred] feasts,
And I do not take delight in your solemn assemblies.

Bible in Basic English

Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

I hated, I rejected your festivals, and I will not smell in your assemblies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your assemblies.

Modern King James verseion

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not delight in your solemn assemblies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"'I hate and abhor your holidays, and whereas ye cense me when ye come together I will not accept it.

NET Bible

"I absolutely despise your festivals! I get no pleasure from your religious assemblies!

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

I hate, I despise your festivals, - and can scent no fragrance in your solemn feasts.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

I have hated -- I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I hate
שׂנא 
Sane' 
Usage: 145

מאס 
Ma'ac 
Usage: 76

חג חג 
Chag 
Usage: 62

and I will not smell
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 11

Images Amos 5:21

Prayers for Amos 5:21

Context Readings

The Day Of Yahweh

20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 21  I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not take delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fatted beasts.



Cross References

Leviticus 26:31

And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the aroma of your sweet odors.

Isaiah 1:11-16

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? says the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of male goats.

Isaiah 66:3

He that kills an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrifices a lamb, as if he breaks a dog's neck; he that offers a grain offering, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burns incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.

Jeremiah 6:20

To what purpose comes there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet odor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?

Proverbs 28:9

He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Jeremiah 7:21-23

Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Add your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

Hosea 8:13

They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of my offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepts them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and punish their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

Matthew 23:13

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither allow you them that are entering to go in.

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance.

Philippians 4:18

But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.

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