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Perhaps the LORD God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> Hate evil and love what is good; turn your courts into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on the remnant of his people. <a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a> Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the LORD God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of armies Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Hate evil, love good, And set justice at the gate! Perhaps Yahweh God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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]. <a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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 href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Hate evil and love good. Then you will be able to have justice in your courts. Maybe the LORD God of Armies will have pity on the faithful few of Joseph. <a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Hate what is evil, love what is right, and see that justice prevails in the courts. Perhaps the LORD will be merciful to the people of this nation who are still left alive. <a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in court— perhaps the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, will be gracious to the survivors of Joseph.'" <a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the LORD, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph. <a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph." <a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Hate evil, and love good, "" And set up judgment in the gate, "" It may be YHWH, God of Hosts, pities the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Hate evil and love good, and set ye judgment in the gate: perhaps Jehovah God of armies will compassionate the remnant of Joseph.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be the Lord the God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Hate evil and love good, and establish judgment at the gate. Perhaps then the Lord God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Hate evil and love good, and let justice prevail at the gate; Then it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will have pity on the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Hate the evil and love the good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Hate the evil and love the good and appoint judgment in the gate; doubtless LORD JEHOVAH God The Almighty One shall have mercy on the remnant of Yoseph<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Hate the evil, and love the good, And establish justice in the gate; It may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, Will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> We have hated evil, and loved good: and restore ye judgment in the gates; that the Lord God Almighty may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. <a href="/parallel/amos/5-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=841" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Call to Repentance</a> …14Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. 15<a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śin·’ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">Hate</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: wə·’e·hĕ·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">and love</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3322.htm" title="3322: wə·haṣ·ṣî·ḡū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To set, place. A primitive root; to place permanently.">establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ḇaš·ša·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">in the gate.</a> <a href="/hebrew/194.htm" title="194: ’ū·lay (Adv) -- Perhaps. Or rulay; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps.">Perhaps</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.">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/2603.htm" title="2603: ye·ḥĕ·nan (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">will be gracious</a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">to the remnant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a> 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? <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a> Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a> Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. <a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Psalm 34:14</a> Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a> To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. <a href="/romans/12-21.htm">Romans 12:21</a> Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. <a href="/1_peter/3-11.htm">1 Peter 3:11</a> He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. <a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16-17</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Isaiah 61:8</a> For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. <a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10</a> Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. <a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a> To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Romans 13:4</a> For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.Hate.<a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Psalm 34:14</a> Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.<a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4</a> He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.<a href="/psalms/37-27.htm">Psalm 37:27</a> Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.establish.<a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10,24</a> They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly… <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Amos 6:12</a> Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:<a href="/2_chronicles/19-6.htm">2 Chronicles 19:6-11</a> And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment… it may.<a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.<a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">2 Samuel 16:12</a> It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.<a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">1 Kings 20:31</a> And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.the remnant.<a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 5:6</a> Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.<a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">2 Kings 13:7</a> Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.<a href="/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26,27</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/daniel/11-16.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/hosea/8-3.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Love</a> <a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Public</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/amos/4-2.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Right</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jonah/4-2.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Love</a> <a href="/acts/19-36.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">Public</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Right</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div>1. <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a> 4. <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a> 21. <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a> </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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This phrase calls for a moral and ethical transformation, urging the people to reject what is wrong and embrace what is right. The concept of hating evil and loving good is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the need for a heart aligned with God's values (<a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10</a>, <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a>). In the context of Amos, the Israelites were guilty of social injustices and idolatry, and this command serves as a call to repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness. The duality of hating evil and loving good reflects the biblical principle of turning away from sin and towards righteousness.establish justice in the gate. The "gate" was the place where legal matters were settled in ancient Israelite society, akin to a modern-day courthouse. It was a central location for community decision-making and justice administration (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a>). Establishing justice in the gate implies restoring fairness and righteousness in societal structures, which had been corrupted by bribery and oppression (<a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a>). This call to justice is consistent with the prophetic tradition, which often highlights God's concern for the poor and marginalized (<a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>).Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, The use of "perhaps" indicates a conditional hope, suggesting that genuine repentance might lead to divine mercy. "The LORD, the God of Hosts" underscores God's sovereignty and power, as "Hosts" refers to the heavenly armies. This title emphasizes God's authority over all creation and His ability to execute judgment or extend grace. The prophets often used this title to remind the people of God's might and the seriousness of His commands (<a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a>).will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” The "remnant of Joseph" refers to the northern kingdom of Israel, often associated with the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, descendants of Joseph. The concept of a remnant is significant in biblical prophecy, indicating a small, faithful group preserved by God despite widespread judgment (<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>, <a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm">Zephaniah 3:12-13</a>). The hope for grace suggests that even in the face of impending judgment, God's mercy is available to those who turn back to Him. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of redemption and restoration, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who offers grace to all who believe (<a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16-17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_northern_kingdom_of_israel.htm">The Northern Kingdom of Israel</a> During Amos's time, Israel was experiencing prosperity but was spiritually and morally corrupt, leading to God's impending judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a> In ancient Israelite cities, the gate was a place of legal proceedings and public affairs, symbolizing justice and community leadership. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_the_god_of_hosts.htm">The LORD, the God of Hosts</a> A title emphasizing God's sovereignty and power over all heavenly armies, underscoring His authority to judge and show mercy. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_joseph.htm">The Remnant of Joseph</a> Refers to the remaining faithful people of the Northern Kingdom, descendants of Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were part of the tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/hate_evil,_love_good.htm">Hate Evil, Love Good</a> As believers, we are called to actively reject evil and embrace goodness in our thoughts, actions, and relationships. This requires discernment and a commitment to God's standards. <a href="/topical/e/establish_justice.htm">Establish Justice</a> Justice should be a foundational principle in our communities and personal lives. We are to advocate for fairness and righteousness, especially in positions of influence. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_grace.htm">Hope in God's Grace</a> Even in times of judgment, there is hope for God's grace and mercy. Our repentance and pursuit of righteousness can lead to divine favor and restoration. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The call to establish justice "in the gate" highlights the importance of community involvement and leadership in promoting godly values. <a href="/topical/r/remnant_theology.htm">Remnant Theology</a> God's promise to the remnant of Joseph reminds us that He preserves a faithful group even in times of widespread unfaithfulness, encouraging us to remain steadfast.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a> <a href="/q/what_is_hating_evil,_loving_good.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_prepare_for_the_lord's_arrival.htm">Should you repay evil with evil?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_''voice_of_the_archangel''_mean.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_amos_8_2_with_later_hope.htm">In Amos 8:2, God says he will spare Israel no longer—how do we reconcile this final judgment with later restoration passages in other prophets? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Reverse your former conduct, undo what ye have done (ver. 10). This verse emphasizes the preceding; hating and loving are more real and hearty than mere seeking. The LXX. makes this clause to be what the people said, Ον τρόπον εἴπατε, μεμισήκαμεν τὰ πονρὰ καὶ ἠγαπήσαμεν τὰκαλά, "As ye said, We have hated evil, and loved good." Establish judgment. Maintain justice in your tribunals (in contrast to ver. 7); then it may be that the Lord will have mercy on you or some of you. The remnant of Joseph; implying that only a few of them will be saved after this heavy chastisement, which points to the final ruin of their city and nation. The prophet speaks of the "remnant of Joseph" instead of Ephraim, to remind them of their forefather, who received the patriarchal blessing of Jacob, for whose sake this remnant should be spared (comp. <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-21.htm">Isaiah 10:21</a>, etc.; <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a>; <a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a>, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/amos/5-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Hate שִׂנְאוּ־ (śin·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> To hate evil רָע֙ (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil and love וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ (wə·’e·hĕ·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> To have affection f good; ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good establish וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ (wə·haṣ·ṣî·ḡū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3322.htm">Strong's 3322: </a> To place permanently justice מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style in the gate. בַשַּׁ֖עַר (ḇaš·ša·‘ar) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate Perhaps אוּלַ֗י (’ū·lay) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_194.htm">Strong's 194: </a> Perhaps the LORD, יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Hosts, צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign will be gracious יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן (ye·ḥĕ·nan) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore to the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֥ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> Rest, residue, remnant, remainder of Joseph.” יוֹסֵֽף׃ (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:15 Hate evil love good and establish justice (Amo. 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