Verse 14

Amos 5:14

English Revised Version

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

Original Language Text

hebrew

דִּרְשׁוּ ט֥וֹב וְ/אַל רָ֖ע לְמַ֣עַן תִּֽחְי֑וּ וִ/יהִי כֵ֞ן יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵֽי צְבָא֛וֹת אִתְּ/כֶ֖ם כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּֽם

English Translation

Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and may the Lord God of hosts be with you, as you have said.

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Chapter 5 Context

1 Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. Focus ↗

2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is non... Focus ↗

3 For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have an hundred left, and tha... Focus ↗

4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: Focus ↗

5 but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go... Focus ↗

6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour... Focus ↗

7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth; Focus ↗

8 seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and m... Focus ↗

9 that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. Focus ↗

10 They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. Focus ↗

11 Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built... Focus ↗

12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the j... Focus ↗

13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time. Focus ↗

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God (Elohim) of hosts, shall be with...

15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD, the G... Focus ↗

16 Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God (Elohim) of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broa... Focus ↗

17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD. Focus ↗

18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? it is dar... Focus ↗

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on... Focus ↗

20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? Focus ↗

21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Focus ↗

22 Yea, though ye offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them: neither wil... Focus ↗

23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. Focus ↗

24 But let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Focus ↗

25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? Focus ↗

26 Yea, ye have borne Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to y... Focus ↗

27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is the G... Focus ↗

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