Amos 5:14

A Call to Repentance · Amos 5:4–15
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Translations

Modern
Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
Traditional
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.
Literal
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; and it will come to pass that YHWH, God of Hosts, is with you, as you have spoken.
Latin
Quærite bonum, et non malum, ut vivatis; et erit Dominus Deus exercituum vobiscum, sicut dixistis.

Original

Hebrew
English
Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.

Notes

Amos clarifies his earlier hints (Amos 5:4, 6). Israel must do what is good and right in order to survive.

Amos delivers three prophetic messages to Israel, criticizing their mistaken belief about being God's chosen people. The messages show a progression toward judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

Social Justice What Is Good

Events

Parallels

Joel 1:13–20 Zephaniah 2:1–3 Luke 13:1–5

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Amos

Topics

Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning