Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

King James 2000

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not take delight in your solemn 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 [Is] not the day of Yahweh darkness and not light, and pitch dark with no brightness in it? 21 "I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your assemblies. 22 Yes, [even] if you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept [them], and I will not look at the fellowship offerings of your fattened animals.



Cross References

Leviticus 26:31

And I will lay your cities [in] ruins, and I will lay waste your sanctuaries; and I shall not smell your [sacrifices'] appeasing fragrance.

Isaiah 1:11-16

What [is the] abundance of your sacrifices to me? says Yahweh. I have had enough [of] burnt offerings of rams and [the] fat [of] fattened animals and I do not delight in [the] blood of bulls and ram-lambs and goats.

Isaiah 66:3

The one who slaughters bull strikes a man; the one who slaughters lamb for sacrifice breaks the neck [of] a dog. The one who offers an offering, [the] blood of swine; the one who offers frankincense blesses an idol. Indeed, they themselves have chosen their ways, and their soul delights in their abhorrence.

Jeremiah 6:20

What [is] this to me? Frankincense comes from Sheba, and the precious spice reed from a distant land. Your burnt offerings [are] not {acceptable}, your sacrifices are not pleasing to me."

Genesis 8:21

And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said {to himself}, "{Never again will I curse} the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind [is] evil from his youth. {Nor will I ever again destroy} all life as I have done.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination; how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!

Proverbs 28:9

He who turns his ear from listening to instruction, even his prayer [is] an abomination.

Jeremiah 7:21-23

Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat [the] flesh.

Hosea 8:13

They offer sacrifices of my choice and they eat flesh; Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they will return [to] Egypt.

Matthew 23:13

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.

Ephesians 5:2

and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.

Philippians 4:18

But I have received everything [in full] and have an abundance; {I am well supplied} [because] I received from Epaphroditus {what you had sent}, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

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