the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Amos 5:14
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You say that God is with you, so you should do good things, not evil. Then you will live, and the Lord God All-Powerful will be with you.
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!
Try to do good, not evil, so that you will live, and the Lord God All-Powerful will be with you just as you say he is.
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.
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say.
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.
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!
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.
Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, As you say.
Seke ye good, and not yuel, that ye lyue, and the Lord God of oostis schal be with you, as ye seiden.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
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.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
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.
Seek good and not evil, so that you will survive. Then Adonai Elohei -Tzva'ot will be with you, as you say he is.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
Seeke good and not euill, that ye may liue: and so the Lord, the God of hosts shall be with you, as yee haue spoken.
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.
Look for good and not sin, that you may live. Then the Lord God of All will be with you, just as you have said.
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.
Seeke good and not euil, that ye may liue: and the Lorde God of hostes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken.
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.
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.
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.
Seke good and not euill, that ye may liue: & so the Lord God of hoastes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,
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.
Pursue good and not evilso that you may live,and the Lord, the God of Armies,will be with youas you have claimed.
Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so the LORD, the God Tzva'ot,, will be with you, As you say.
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.
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.
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so Jehovah the God of Hosts shall be with you, as you have spoken.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as ye said.
Seke after the thinge that is good, & not euell, so shall ye lyue: yee the LORDE God off hoostes shal be with you, acordinge to youre owne desyre.
Seek good and not evil— and live! You talk about God , the God-of-the-Angel-Armies, being your best friend. Well, live like it, and maybe it will happen.
Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken.
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!
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!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Seek: Psalms 34:12-16, Proverbs 11:27, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 55:2, Micah 6:8, Matthew 6:33, Romans 2:7-9
and so: Amos 3:3, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3, Genesis 39:23, Exodus 3:12, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Psalms 46:11, Isaiah 8:10, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, Philippians 4:8, Philippians 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:22
as: Numbers 16:3, Isaiah 48:1, Isaiah 48:2, Jeremiah 7:3, Jeremiah 7:4, Micah 3:11
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 20:17 - for the Lord Ezekiel 18:9 - he shall Hosea 11:7 - are bent Amos 5:24 - let Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye Zechariah 7:7 - cried Matthew 7:12 - for Philippians 1:10 - ye
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Seek good, and not evil,.... Seek not unto, or after, evil persons and evil things; not the company and conversation of evil men, which is infectious and dangerous; nor anything that is evil, or has the appearance of it, especially the evil of evils, sin; which is hateful to God, contrary to his nature and will; is evil in its own nature, and bad in its consequences, and therefore not to be sought, but shunned and avoided; but seek that which is good, persons and things: seek the "summum bonnum", "the chief good", God, who is essentially, perfectly, immutably, and communicatively good, the fountain of all goodness, and the portion of his people; seek Christ the good Saviour and sacrifice, the good Shepherd, and the good Samaritan, who is good in all his relations, as a father, husband, and friend, and in whom all good things are laid up; seek the good Spirit of God, who works good things in his people, and shows good things to them, and is the Comforter of them; seek to him for assistance in prayer, and to help in the exercise of every grace, and in the discharge of every duty, and as the guide into all truth, and to eternal glory; seek the good ways of God, the way of truth, the path of faith and holiness, and especially the good way to the Father, the way of life and salvation by Christ; seek the good word of God, the Scriptures of truth, the promises contained in them, and the Gospel of them; seek the company of good men, and that good part that shall not be taken away, the true grace of God, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; seek the glories of another world, the goodness of God laid up, the best things which are reserved to last:
that ye may live; comfortably, spiritually, and eternally, which is the consequence of all this; :-;
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and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken; as they used to say, and boasted of; though they had not the temple, the ark of the testimony, the symbols of the divine Presence, as Judah had; but this they would have in reality, both his gracious presence here, and his glorious presence hereafter, did they truly and rightly seek those things; than which nothing is more desirable to good men, or can make them more comfortable, or more happy. The Targum is,
"seek to do well, and not to do ill, that ye may live; and then the word of the Lord God of hosts shall be your help, as ye have said.''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Seek good and not evil - that is, and “seek not evil.” Amos again takes up his warning, “seek not Bethel; seek the Lord.” Now they not only “did evil,” but they “sought” it diligently; they were diligent in doing it, and so, in bringing it on themselves; they sought it out and the occasions of it. People “cannot seek good without first putting away evil, as it is written, ‘cease to do evil, learn to do well’ Isaiah 1:16-17.” “Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.” He bids them use the same diligence in seeking good which they now used for evil. Seek it also wholly, not seeking at one while good, at another, evil, but wholly good, and Him who is Good. “He seeketh good, who believeth in Him who saith, ‘I am the Good Shepherd’ John 10:11.”
That ye may live - In Him who “is the Life; and so the Lord, the God of hosts shall be with you,” by His holy presence, grace and protection, “as ye have spoken.” Israel looked away from the sins whereby he displeased God, and looked to his half-worship of God as entitling him to all which God had promised to full obedience. : “They gloried in the nobleness of their birth after the flesh, not in imitating the faith and lives of the patriarchs. So then, because they were descended from Abraham, they thought that God must defend them. Such were those Jews, to whom the Saveour said, “If ye were Abraham’s seed, ye would do the works of Abraham” John 8:39; and His forerunner, ‘think not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham for our father’ Matthew 3:9.” They wished that God should abide with them, that they might “abide in the land” Psalms 37:3, but they cared not to abide with God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. Seek good, and not evil — Is there a greater mystery in the world, than that a mall, instead of seeking good, will seek evil, knowing that it is evil?
And so the Lord — As God is the Fountain of good, so they who seek the supreme good seek him: and they who seek shall find him; for the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with him.
