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15 Hate evil,(A) love good;(B)
    maintain justice in the courts.(C)
Perhaps(D) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(E)
    on the remnant(F) of Joseph.

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15 (A)Hate evil, and love good,
    and establish justice (B)in the gate;
(C)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

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15 (A)Hate evil, love good,
And establish justice in the [a]gate!
Perhaps the Lord God of armies
(B)Will be gracious to the (C)remnant of Joseph.

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Footnotes

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

15 Hate evil, love good,
        and establish justice at the city gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of heavenly forces
        will be gracious to what is left of Joseph.

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15 Choose good instead of evil!
    See that justice is done.
Maybe I, the Lord All-Powerful,
will be kind to what's left
    of your people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5.15 your people: Hebrew “Joseph's descendants” (see the note at 5.6).