NET Bible
"The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground."
— Amos 5:7, NET Bible
“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”
“Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, ”
“You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:”
“You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land,”
“You who make the work of judging a bitter thing, crushing down righteousness to the earth;”
“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”
The LORD says this to the family of Israel:“Seek me so you can live!
Do not seek Bethel! Do not visit Gilgal! Do not journey down to Beer Sheba! For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile; and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.”
Seek the LORD so you can live! Otherwise he will break out like fire against Joseph’s family; the fire will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.
The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name!
He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.)
The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.