Amos 5:14-15

New King James Version

¹⁴Seek good and not evil,
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
^(A)As you have spoken.
¹⁵^(B)Hate evil, love good;
Establish justice in the gate.
^(C)It may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

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Amos 5:14-15

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴Seek good and not evil, so that you may live;
And so may the Lord God of armies be with you,
^(A)Just as you have said!
¹⁵^(B)Hate evil, love good,
And establish justice in the ^[a]gate!
Perhaps the Lord God of armies
^(C)Will be gracious to the ^(D)remnant of Joseph.

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Footnotes

Amos 5:15 I.e., the place where court was held

Amos 5:14-15

Amplified Bible

¹⁴
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!
¹⁵
Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].

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Amos 5:14-15

New International Version

¹⁴Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.^(A)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
¹⁵Hate evil,^(B) love good;^(C)
    maintain justice in the courts.^(D)
Perhaps^(E) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy^(F)
    on the remnant^(G) of Joseph.