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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Amos 5:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Trachtet nach dem Guten und nicht nach dem Bösen, auf daß ihr lebet; und Jehova, der Gott der Heerscharen, wird also mit euch sein, wie ihr saget.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Buscad lo bueno, y no lo malo, para que viváis; porque así Jehová Dios de los ejércitos será con vosotros, como decís.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Buscai o bem, e não o mal, para que vivais; e assim o SENHOR Deus dos exércitos estará convosco, como dizeis.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Procurai o bem, e não o mal, para que possais viver. Pois Yahweh, o Deus dos Exércitos, certamente estará convosco, como dizeis que Ele está.
📖 Amos 5:14 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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