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Amos 5:14

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
Amos 5:14 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

    ASV

  • Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.

    BBE

  • Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

    DBY

  • Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, As you say.

    WEB

  • Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' with you, as ye said.

    YLT

  • Seek good, and not evil, that all of you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as all of you have spoken.

    ENG

  • Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

    WBT

  • Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.

    BSB

In context

12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

16Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

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