Amos 5:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Hate evil, love good,
        and establish justice at the city gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of heavenly forces
        will be gracious to what is left of Joseph.

¹⁶ Truly, the Lord proclaims,
        the God of heavenly forces, the Lord:
    Crying will be heard in all the squares.
        In all the streets they will say, “Oh no! Oh no!”
    They will call upon the farmers to wail,
        and those skilled in mourning to lament.
¹⁷ In all the vineyards there will be bitter crying because
        I will pass through your midst,
says the Lord.