Amos 5:26 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But instead, you've been carrying around shrines to Moloch and Chiun — those fake gods you made yourselves, complete with star symbols and everything.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

You ditched the real God for DIY deities that can't actually do anything for you.

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