Amos

Amos 5:21–23

²¹“I hate, I despise your feasts!

I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

²²Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings,

I will not accept them;

for your peace offerings of fattened cattle

I will have no regard.

²³Take away from Me the noise of your songs!

I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I hate	שָׂנֵ֥אתִי	śā·nê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
I despise	מָאַ֖סְתִּי	mā·’as·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3988 reject
your feasts	חַגֵּיכֶ֑ם	ḥag·gê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
I cannot	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand the stench	אָרִ֖יחַ	’ā·rî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7306 smell, perceive odour
of your solemn assemblies	בְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃	bə·‘aṣ·ṣə·rō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6116 assembly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you offer	תַּעֲלוּ־	ta·‘ă·lū-	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
Me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
burnt offerings	עֹל֛וֹת	‘ō·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
and grain offerings	וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	ū·min·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
accept them	אֶרְצֶ֑ה	’er·ṣeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
for your peace offerings	וְשֶׁ֥לֶם	wə·še·lem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering'
of fattened cattle	מְרִיאֵיכֶ֖ם	mə·rî·’ê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4806 fatling, fatlings
I will have no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
regard	אַבִּֽיט׃	’ab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5027 look

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take away	הָסֵ֥ר	hā·sêr	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from Me	מֵעָלַ֖י	mê·‘ā·lay	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height
the noise	הֲמ֣וֹן	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
of your songs	שִׁרֶ֑יךָ	ši·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7892 song
I will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	אֶשְׁמָֽע׃	’eš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
to the music	וְזִמְרַ֥ת	wə·zim·raṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2172 melody, song
of your harps	נְבָלֶ֖יךָ	nə·ḇā·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5035 skin-bottle, skin

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 5:21 Isaiah 1:11–16 · Proverbs 28:9 · Leviticus 26:31 · Isaiah 66:3 · Jeremiah 6:20 · Proverbs 15:8 · Hosea 8:13 · Genesis 8:21 · Matthew 23:13 · Proverbs 21:27 · Ephesians 5:2

Amos 5:22 Micah 6:6–7 · Amos 4:4–5 · Isaiah 66:3 · Leviticus 7:12–15

Amos 5:23 Amos 6:5 · Amos 8:10 · Amos 8:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.