Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Amos 5:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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 evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. ”
“Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.”
“Seek good and not evil so you can live! Then the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, just might be with you, as you claim he is.”
“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.”
“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, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.”
Therefore, on his behalf, because you have torn apart the poor and stolen choice prey from him: you will build houses with square stones and you will not dwell in them; you will plant the most delightful vineyards, and you will not drink wine from them.
For I know your many wicked deeds and the strength of your sins, you enemies of the just, accepting bribes, and depriving the poor at the gate.
Therefore, the prudent will be silent at that time, for it is an evil time.
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.
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.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Sovereign: In all the streets, there will be wailing. And in every place where they are outdoors, they will say, “Woe, woe!” And they will call the farmer to mourn, and those who know mourning to lamentation.
And in all the vineyards there will be wailing. For I will cross through your midst, says the Lord.