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


In Context

11 Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

12 For I have known — many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

13 Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.

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

15 Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

16 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, the Lord, In all broad places is lamentation, And in all out-places they say, 'Alas, alas,' And called the husbandman to mourning, And to lamentation the skilful of 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall 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 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.