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Amos Chapter 5 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Amos 5:14

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

Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.
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DARBY Amos 5:14

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

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.
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WBT Amos 5:14

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WEB Amos 5:14

Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, As you say.
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YLT Amos 5:14

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - He repeats his loving summons to repentance, as in vers. 4, 6, showing that their only hope of safety lay in amendment of life (comp Zephaniah 2:3). Seek good, and not evil. Use that diligence and zeal in pursuing what is good which you have hitherto shown in the pursuit of evil. The Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken; or, as ye say. The Israelites fancied that, owing to their covenant relation to God, he would be always with them and ready to help them under any circumstances. Their prosperity under Jeroboam II, as Calmet remarks seemed an argument in their favour, proving that God blessed them, and that they had no cause for fear (comp. Jeremiah 7:4, etc.; Micah 3:11; Matthew 3:9; John 8:39). But really God's help and favour were conditioned by their obedience.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14, 15) Break in like a beam of sunshine in the darkness. The fearful doom, already spoken of, is after all conditional. Let a moral change be wrought in them, and even now Jehovah, God of hosts, may deign to be with them. Enlist your passions on the right side. No virtue is safe till it is enthusiastic.