Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. New Living Translation Do what is good and run from evil so that you may live! Then the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper, just as you have claimed. English Standard Version Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. Berean Standard Bible Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. New American Standard Bible Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; And so may the LORD God of armies be with you, Just as you have said! NASB 1995 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! NASB 1977 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Legacy Standard Bible Seek good and not evil, in order that you may live; And thus may Yahweh God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Amplified Bible Seek (long for, require) good and not evil, that you may live; And so may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Christian Standard Bible Pursue good and not evil so that you may live, and the LORD, the God of Armies, will be with you as you have claimed. Holman Christian Standard Bible Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. American Standard Version Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. Contemporary English Version If you really want to live, you must stop doing wrong and start doing right. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, will then be on your side, just as you claim I am. English Revised Version Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say. GOD'S WORD® Translation Search for good instead of evil so that you may live. Then the LORD God of Armies will be with you, as you have said. Good News Translation Make it your aim to do what is right, not what is evil, so that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty really will be with you, as you claim he is. International Standard Version Pursue good and not evil, so that you may live, and this is what will happen: The LORD God of the Heavenly Armies will be with you, as you have been claiming. Majority Standard Bible Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. NET Bible Seek good and not evil so you can live! Then the LORD, the God who commands armies, just might be with you, as you claim he is. New Heart English Bible Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSeek good, and not evil, that you may live, and it is so; YHWH, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as you said. Young's Literal Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with you, as ye said. Smith's Literal Translation Seek good and not evil, so that ye shall live: and so Jehovah God of armies shall be with you as ye said. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSeek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said. Catholic Public Domain Version Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. And the Lord God of hosts will be with you, just as you have asked. New American Bible Seek good and not evil, that you may live; Then truly the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim. New Revised Standard Version Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSeek good and not evil that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Seek good and not evil that you will live, and thus LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts will be with you as you have said OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; And so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. Brenton Septuagint Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Repentance…13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil. 14Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. 15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Zechariah 8:16-17 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, / do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD. Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Romans 12:9 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. 1 Peter 3:11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:9-10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Treasury of Scripture Seek good, and not evil, that you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken. Seek. Psalm 34:12-16 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? … Proverbs 11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. Isaiah 1:16,17 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … and so. Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Genesis 39:2,3,23 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian… Exodus 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. as. Numbers 16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? Isaiah 48:1,2 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness… Jeremiah 7:3,4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place… Jump to Previous Almighty Armies Evil Good Hosts Live SeekJump to Next Almighty Armies Evil Good Hosts Live SeekAmos 5 1. A lamentation for Israel.4. An exhortation to repentance. 21. God rejects their hypocritical service. Seek good, and not evil The phrase "Seek good, and not evil" is a direct call to action, urging the Israelites to pursue righteousness and reject wickedness. The Hebrew word for "seek" is "דָּרַשׁ" (darash), which implies a diligent search or pursuit. This is not a passive suggestion but an active command to strive for moral excellence. Historically, the Israelites were often tempted by the surrounding pagan cultures, leading them away from God's commandments. This call to seek good is a reminder of their covenant with God, urging them to return to His ways and reject the evil influences around them. so that you may live And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you as you have claimed Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־ (dir·šū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship good, ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not evil רָ֖ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent you may live, תִּֽחְי֑וּ (tiḥ·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive and the LORD, יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Hosts, צְבָא֛וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign will be וִיהִי־ (wî·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be with you, אִתְּכֶ֖ם (’it·tə·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have claimed. אֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃ (’ă·mar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Amos 5:14 NIVAmos 5:14 NLT Amos 5:14 ESV Amos 5:14 NASB Amos 5:14 KJV Amos 5:14 BibleApps.com Amos 5:14 Biblia Paralela Amos 5:14 Chinese Bible Amos 5:14 French Bible Amos 5:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 5:14 Seek good and not evil that you (Amo. 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