Amos 5:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
Amos 5:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 5:24 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Amos 5:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Amos 5:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Amos 5:24 — World English Bible
Amos 5:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. ”
Amos 5:24 — American Standard Version
Amos 5:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.”
Amos 5:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 5:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream. ”
Amos 5:24 — Darby Translation
Amos 5:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And let iudgement runne downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie riuer.”
Amos 5:24 — Geneva Bible
Amos 5:24 in Context — Amos 5
22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
What Does Amos 5:24 Mean?
Amos 5:24 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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