Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight 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.
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.
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 take no delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:31
And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.
Isaiah 1:11-16
What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah: I have had enough 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 he-goats.
Isaiah 66:3
He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth'swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:
Jeremiah 6:20
To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.
Genesis 8:21
And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that 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 Jehovah; 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 bringeth it with a wicked mind!
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 unto your sacrifices, and eat ye flesh.
Hosea 8:13
As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but Jehovah accepteth them not: 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! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
Philippians 4:18
But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, and odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.