Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell a sweet odour in your solemn assemblies.
New American Standard Bible
Nor do I
King James Version
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:21
Prayers for Amos 5:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Yahweh
20 Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell a sweet odour in your solemn assemblies. 22 For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:31
And I will lay waste your cities and desolate your sanctuaries; and I will not smell your sweet odours.
Isaiah 1:11-16
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah. I am sated with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.
Isaiah 66:3
He that slaughtereth an ox, smiteth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, it is as swine's blood; he that presenteth a memorial of incense, is as he that blesseth an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations,
Jeremiah 6:20
To what purpose should there come to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing unto me.
Genesis 8:21
And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose!
Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Jeremiah 7:21-23
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
Hosea 8:13
They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; Jehovah hath no delight in them. Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
Matthew 23:13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.
Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
Philippians 4:18
But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God.