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Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept <i>them</i>: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept <i>them,</i> Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept <i>them;</i> And I will not <i>even</i> look at the peace offerings of your fattened oxen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept <i>them;</i> And I will not <i>even</i> look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept <i>them</i>; And I will not <i>even</i> look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Even though you offer Me your burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fattened animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will have no regard for your fellowship offerings of fattened cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if you offer Me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will have no regard for your fellowship offerings of fattened cattle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I won't accept your offerings or animal sacrifices--not even your very best. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, though ye offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won't accept them. I won't even look at the fellowship offerings of your choicest animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not accept the animals you have fattened to bring me as offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you send up burnt offerings to me as well as your grain offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I consider your peace offerings of fattened cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings, I will not be satisfied; I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meat-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For though you cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, "" I am not pleased, "" And I do not behold the peace-offering of your fatlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For if ye shall bring up to me burnt-offerings, and your gifts, I will not delight; and I will not look upon the peace-offerings of your fatlings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if you offer me holocausts, and your gifts, I will not receive them: neither will I regard the vows of your fat beasts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For if you offer me holocausts and your gifts, I will not receive them; and I will not look upon the vows of your fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even though you bring me your burnt offerings and grain offerings I will not accept them; Your stall-fed communion offerings, I will not look upon them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals I will not look upon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though you offer me your burnt offerings and your meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Even if burning peace offering will go up to me with your offerings, I shall not be pleased, and on the best of your fattened beasts I will not look<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them; Neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore if ye should bring me your whole-burnt-sacrifices and meat-offerings, I will not accept <i>them</i>: neither will I have respect to your grand peace-offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=918" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">though</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ta·‘ă·lū- (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">you offer</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ū·min·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">and grain offerings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: ’er·ṣeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">accept them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8002.htm" title="8002: wə·še·lem (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering. From shalam; properly, requital, i.e. A sacrifice in thanks.">for your peace offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4806.htm" title="4806: mə·rî·’ê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A fatling, fatlings. From mara' in the sense of grossness, through the idea of domineering; stall-fed; often a beeve.">of fattened cattle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: ’ab·bîṭ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">regard.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a></span><br />For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Matthew 12:7</a></span><br />If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-8</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6-8</a></span><br />Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Isaiah 58:3-7</a></span><br />“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. / You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high. / Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Malachi 1:10</a></span><br />“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though you offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.</p><p class="hdg">offer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-8.htm">Psalm 50:8-13</a></b></br> I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, <i>to have been</i> continually before me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a></b></br> He that killeth an ox <i>is as if</i> he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, <i>as if</i> he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, <i>as if he offered</i> swine's blood; he that burneth incense, <i>as if</i> he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6,7</a></b></br> Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, <i>and</i> bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? … </p><p class="hdg">peace offerings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Amos 4:4,5</a></b></br> Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, <i>and</i> your tithes after three years: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-12.htm">Leviticus 7:12-15</a></b></br> If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14,23</a></b></br> Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Fatlings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-17.htm">Meal-Offerings</a> <a href="/amos/4-2.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-17.htm">Meat-Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-30.htm">Oblations</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/daniel/11-21.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-13.htm">Peace-Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-12.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Presents</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Regard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/matthew/22-4.htm">Fatlings</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-39.htm">Meal-Offerings</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/29-39.htm">Meat-Offerings</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Oblations</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/exodus/24-5.htm">Peace-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/micah/1-14.htm">Presents</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Regard</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Burnt offerings symbolized atonement and dedication, while grain offerings represented thanksgiving and devotion. However, the prophet Amos highlights that ritualistic practices alone are insufficient. This echoes <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, where obedience is prioritized over sacrifice. The Israelites were performing religious duties but neglecting justice and righteousness, which God desires more than mere ritual (<a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a>).<p><b>I will not accept them</b><br>God's rejection of these offerings underscores His desire for genuine repentance and moral integrity over empty rituals. This sentiment is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a>, where God expresses disdain for sacrifices from those who neglect justice. The rejection serves as a warning that external religious observance without internal transformation is unacceptable to God. It reflects the broader biblical theme that God values the heart's condition over outward appearances (<a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a>).<p><b>for your peace offerings of fattened cattle</b><br>Peace offerings, or fellowship offerings, were meant to symbolize reconciliation and communion with God. The mention of "fattened cattle" indicates offerings of significant value, suggesting that the people were willing to give costly sacrifices. However, the emphasis is on the futility of such offerings when the worshippers' lives are not aligned with God's will. This is reminiscent of Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a>, where reconciliation with others is prioritized over offerings.<p><b>I will have no regard</b><br>God's disregard for these offerings highlights the seriousness of Israel's spiritual condition. It serves as a prophetic warning that divine favor cannot be bought with sacrifices. This aligns with the New Testament teaching in <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a>, which states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. The ultimate fulfillment of acceptable sacrifice is found in Jesus Christ, whose atonement provides true reconciliation with God (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. His ministry occurred during a time of prosperity and religious formalism.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and social injustice despite outward religious observance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offerings,_grain_offerings,_peace_offerings.htm">Burnt Offerings, Grain Offerings, Peace Offerings</a></b><br>These were central elements of Israelite worship, prescribed in the Law of Moses. They symbolized devotion, thanksgiving, and fellowship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_rejection.htm">God's Rejection</a></b><br>The event of God rejecting these offerings signifies His displeasure with Israel's insincere worship and moral corruption.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching theme of Amos, where God warns of impending judgment due to Israel's failure to live righteously.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/true_worship_requires_sincerity.htm">True Worship Requires Sincerity</a></b><br>God desires genuine devotion and righteousness over mere ritualistic observance. Our worship must reflect a heart aligned with God's values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness_over_ritual.htm">Righteousness Over Ritual</a></b><br>The heart of worship is not in the external acts but in living a life that reflects God's justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Believers should regularly examine their motives in worship and service to ensure they align with God's desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_worship.htm">Social Justice and Worship</a></b><br>True worship is inseparable from how we treat others. Our relationship with God should manifest in justice and compassion towards others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>When we recognize insincerity in our worship, we must repent and seek to restore a right relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_i_do_what_i_don't_want_to.htm">What does 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_emphasize_'true_fast'_over_rituals.htm">Isaiah 58:5 – Why emphasize a “true fast” if God mandated so many ritual practices in earlier laws, suggesting a potential conflict between ceremony and genuine devotion? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_want_sacrifices.htm">Does God desire sacrifices? (Hosea 6:6 vs. Exodus 29:18)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sacrifices_compare_in_psalms.htm">Psalm 4:5: How do sacrifices of righteousness compare to other biblical texts that claim God does not desire sacrifice (e.g., Psalm 51:16), creating potential inconsistency?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - They maintained the formal ritual of the Mosaic worship in their idolatry. The various offerings are here enumerated. <span class="cmt_word">Burnt offerings;</span> <span class="greek">ὁλοκαυτώματα</span> (<a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Exodus 29:38, 42</a>; <a href="/numbers/28-9.htm">Numbers 28:9-11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Meat</span> <span class="cmt_word">offerings</span>; <span class="greek">θυσίας</span> (Septuagint); <span class="accented">munera</span> (Vulgate); <a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Exodus 29:40, 41</a>; <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Leviticus 2:1</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Peace offerings of your fat beasts;</span> <span class="greek">σωτηρίους ἐπιφανείας</span>, "your grand peace offerings" (Septuagint); <span class="accented">vota pinguium vestrorum</span> (Vulgate); <a href="/leviticus/3-1.htm">Leviticus 3:1</a>, etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Even</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you offer</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲלוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·lū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹל֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and grain offerings,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">accept them;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶרְצֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’er·ṣeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your peace offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֶׁ֥לֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·še·lem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8002.htm">Strong's 8002: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of fattened cattle,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרִיאֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rî·’ê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4806.htm">Strong's 4806: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fatling, fatlings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will have no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regard.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבִּֽיט׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ab·bîṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-22.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:22 Yes though you offer me your burnt (Amo. 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