14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.


In Context

11 Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.

12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the right of the needy in the gate.

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

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

15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

16 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Amos 5:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with you, as ye said.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken.