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Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that you may live, and it is so; YHWH, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as you said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with you, as ye said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Seek good and not evil, so that ye shall live: and so Jehovah God of armies shall be with you as ye said.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Seek good and not evil, that you may live; Then truly the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Seek good and not evil that you will live, and thus LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts will be with you as you have said<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; And so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=832" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dir·šū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">Seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: tiḥ·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">you may live.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê- (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wî·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ă·mar·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you have claimed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Psalm 34:14</a></span><br />Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a></span><br />You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a></span><br />Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-11.htm">1 Peter 3:11</a></span><br />He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Seek.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-12.htm">Psalm 34:12-16</a></b></br> What man <i>is he that</i> desireth life, <i>and</i> loveth <i>many</i> days, that he may see good? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm">Proverbs 11:27</a></b></br> He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16,17</a></b></br> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … </p><p class="hdg">and so.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3</a></b></br> Can two walk together, except they be agreed?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/39-2.htm">Genesis 39:2,3,23</a></b></br> And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a></b></br> And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this <i>shall be</i> 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.</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-3.htm">Numbers 16:3</a></b></br> And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, <i>Ye take</i> too much upon you, seeing all the congregation <i>are</i> holy, every one of them, and the LORD <i>is</i> among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1,2</a></b></br> 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, <i>but</i> not in truth, nor in righteousness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-3.htm">Jeremiah 7:3,4</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-13.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/amos/5-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/amos/3-13.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Seek</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Seek</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Amos, the prophet addresses the Israelites, who were guilty of social injustices and idolatry. The call to "seek good" aligns with the broader biblical theme of choosing righteousness over sin, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-20</a>, where Moses sets before the people life and prosperity versus death and destruction. The Hebrew word for "seek" implies a diligent and intentional pursuit, suggesting that righteousness requires active effort. This call to seek good is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are urged to overcome evil with good (<a href="/romans/12-21.htm">Romans 12:21</a>).<p><b>so that you may live</b><br>The promise of life is both physical and spiritual. In the historical context, Amos warns of impending judgment on Israel due to their sins, and repentance could avert disaster. The concept of life here is not merely survival but a flourishing existence under God's blessing. This echoes the covenantal promises found in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where obedience leads to life and prosperity. Spiritually, this foreshadows the New Testament teaching of eternal life through Christ, who is the embodiment of goodness and life (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<p><b>And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you</b><br>This assurance of God's presence is contingent upon the people's repentance and pursuit of good. The title "God of Hosts" underscores God's sovereignty and power, often associated with His role as a divine warrior leading the heavenly armies. This reflects the covenantal promise of God's presence with His people, as seen in <a href="/exodus/33-14.htm">Exodus 33:14</a>, where God assures Moses of His presence. The presence of God is a central theme throughout Scripture, culminating in the New Testament with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers (<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-17</a>).<p><b>as you have claimed</b><br>This phrase suggests a discrepancy between the people's profession and their actions. The Israelites claimed to be God's people, yet their lives did not reflect His character. This hypocrisy is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where outward religious observance is condemned when not accompanied by justice and righteousness (<a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for similar hypocrisy (<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a>). The call to genuine faithfulness is a reminder that true relationship with God is evidenced by a life that seeks good and shuns evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment and repentance to the northern kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and social injustice, prompting Amos's call for repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god_of_hosts.htm">The LORD God of Hosts</a></b><br>A title emphasizing God's sovereignty and power, often used in contexts where God is portrayed as a divine warrior or leader of heavenly armies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>A significant religious center in Israel, often associated with idolatrous practices that Amos condemns.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_the_lord.htm">Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A prophetic term used by Amos and other prophets to describe a future time of divine judgment and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteous_living.htm">The Call to Righteous Living</a></b><br>Amos's message emphasizes the importance of seeking good and rejecting evil as a pathway to life and divine presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_conditional_promise.htm">The Conditional Promise</a></b><br>The promise of God's presence is conditional upon the people's pursuit of good, highlighting the relationship between obedience and divine blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>Amos warns that claiming God's presence without genuine repentance and righteous living is futile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_social_justice.htm">The Role of Social Justice</a></b><br>Seeking good involves addressing social injustices, a recurring theme in Amos's prophecies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_repentance.htm">Personal Reflection and Repentance</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their lives, repent of evil, and actively pursue good in their daily actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_response_to_wrong_requests.htm">Will you seek me and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 – Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_hating_evil,_loving_good.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_book_of_amos_about.htm">What is the Book of Amos about?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - 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 <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Zephaniah 2:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Seek good, and not evil.</span> Use that diligence and zeal in pursuing what is good which you have hitherto shown in the pursuit of evil. <span class="cmt_word">The Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken;</span> or, <span class="accented">as ye say.</span> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a>, etc.; <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a>; <a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9</a>; <a href="/john/8-39.htm">John 8:39</a>). But really God's help and favour were conditioned by their obedience. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Seek</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּרְשׁוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(dir·šū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good,</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֥וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you may live,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽחְי֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiḥ·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהִי־</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have claimed.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-14.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:14 Seek good and not evil that you (Amo. 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