Parallel Verses

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.

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 Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? 21 “I hate, I reject your festivals,
Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them.

Cross References

Leviticus 26:31

And I will lay your cities waste and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing aromas.

Isaiah 1:11-16

"What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats.

Isaiah 66:3

"He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;

Jeremiah 6:20

What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Genesis 8:21

And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature 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 acceptable to him.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

Proverbs 28:9

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Jeremiah 7:21-23

Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

Hosea 8:13

As for my sacrificial offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Philippians 4:18

I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

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