Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Amos 5:14
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Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
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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.
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Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.
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Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
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Amos 5
12 For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
14 Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
16 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
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