Amos 5:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

Amos 5:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 5:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.”

Amos 5:14 — World English Bible

Amos 5:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Amos 5:14 — American Standard Version

Amos 5:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, <FI>is<Fi> with you, as ye said.”

Amos 5:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 5:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, theGod of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say. ”

Amos 5:14 — Darby Translation

Amos 5:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seeke good and not euil, that ye may liue: and the Lord God of hostes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken.”

Amos 5:14 — Geneva Bible

Amos 5:14 in Context — Amos 5

12 For 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.

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

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.

15 Hate 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.

16 Therefore 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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What Does Amos 5:14 Mean?

Amos 5:14 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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