Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
You people who twist justice into something bitter and toxic, and just completely abandon doing what's right in this world,
When you corrupt justice and ditch doing right, you're poisoning everything around you.
📚 Historical Context
Amos was a shepherd and fig farmer from Judah who prophesied to the Northern Kingdom of Israel around 750 BC during a period of economic prosperity but widespread social injustice and idolatry. In this verse, he condemns the leaders and people for perverting justice, turning it into something as bitter and poisonous as wormwood, and abandoning righteousness, which reflects the moral decay amid their affluent society. This warning was part of a larger prophetic message urging repentance to avoid God's impending judgment.
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