PRIDE SHALL GO INTO CAPTIVITY

Verse1

Do not seek Royalty

Nor enter Pride

Pass over to Wisdom

Pride shall go into captivity

Royalty shall come to nothing BUT

Seek the Lord and Live

Verse2

Do not let the Lord break out like fire

In the royal palace, devour it

With no one to put it off

You who turn justice to wormwood

You lay righteousness to death. BUT

Seek the Lord and live

Verse3

Hear this, you sons of Jezebel,

A lamentation for your downfall

City that marches out by a thousand

I will let it go to a hundred and

Those who go out by a hundred

Shall have ten left to your house, BUT anyway

Seek the Lord and you will live

Verse4

You who hate the one who rebukes in the open

You who abhor the one who speaks uprightly

You who tread down the poor and confiscate their grain

Though you built houses of hewn stones

You shall not dwell in them

Though you plant pleasant vineyards

You shall not drink wine from them, BUT

If you seek the Lord, you will live

Verse5

The Lord knows your manifold transgressions

He knows your mighty sins

You who afflict the just and take bribes

You divert the poor from Justice at the gate

The prudent keep silent at all times

Because you are very evil, BUT

Seek the Lord and you will live

Verse6.

Hear this, oh Sons of Jezebel.

Seek good and not evil

To live, to be with you, I have spoken

Do not hate, do no evil

Establish justice,

I am ready to be gracious

To the remnants, the faithful.

Just Seek the Lord and Live

Ref: Amos 5:4-15

Ayella John Bosco, Writer/Critic/Teacher

This Poem encourages reflection on one's relationship with God, priorities, and actions, promoting a deeper understanding of biblical teachings.

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