American Standard Version
"But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. "
— Amos 5:24, American Standard Version
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
“Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.”
“But judgment shall be revealed as water, and justice as a mighty torrent.”
“But let the right go rolling on like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.