Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
so that you may live,
and the Lord, the God of Hosts,
will be with you,
as you have claimed.
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.
A Conservative Version
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, and so LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
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.
Amplified
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!
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
Julia Smith Translation
Seek good and not evil, so that ye shall live: and so Jehovah God of armies shall be with you as ye said.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Seek good and not bad in order that you may live, and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
Modern King James verseion
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so Jehovah, the God of Hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Seek after the thing that is good, and not evil, so shall ye live: yea, the LORD God of hosts shall be with you, according to your own desire.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Seek ye right and not wrong, that ye nay live, - that, so, Yahweh God of hosts, may be with you, as ye have said.
Webster
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.
Youngs 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.
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament And Call To Repentance
13
And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you,
And establish justice in the
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Cross References
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you?
1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to his son Solomon, “
Micah 3:11
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Philippians 4:8-9
Finally, brethren,
Genesis 39:2-3
Genesis 39:23
Exodus 3:12
And He said, “Certainly
Numbers 16:3
They assembled together
2 Chronicles 15:2
and he went out
Psalm 34:12-16
And loves length of days that he may
Psalm 46:11
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
Proverbs 11:27
But
Isaiah 1:16-17
Isaiah 8:10
State a
For
Isaiah 48:1-2
And who came forth from the
Who
And invoke the God of Israel,
But not in truth nor in
Isaiah 55:2
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and
And
Jeremiah 7:3-4
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “
Amos 3:3
Micah 6:8
And
But to
And to walk
Matthew 1:23
“
Matthew 6:33
Matthew 28:20
Romans 2:7-9
to those who by
2 Timothy 4:22