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Amos 5:14
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KJ21
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.
ASV
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
AMP
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!
AMPC
Seek (inquire for and require) good and not evil that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
BRG
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.
CSB
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.
CSBA
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.
CEB
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of heavenly forces, will be with you just as you have said.
CJB
Seek good and not evil, so that you will survive. Then Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot will be with you, as you say he is.
CEV
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.
DARBY
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
DRA
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.
ERV
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.
EASY
You say that the Lord God Almighty is with you. Stop doing evil things. Do good things, so that you will live. Then the Lord God Almighty will really be with you, as you say.
EHV
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live, and then it will be like this for you: The Lord, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you claim.
ESV
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.
ESVUK
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.
EXB
·Try to do [Seek] good, not evil, so that you will live, and the Lord God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] will be with you just as you ·say [claim] he is.
GNV
Seek good and not evil, that ye may live: and the Lord God of hosts shall be with you, as you have spoken.
GW
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.
GNT
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.
HCSB
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.
ICB
Try to do good, not evil. Then you will live. And the Lord God of heaven’s armies will be with you just as you say he is.
ISV
‘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.
JUB
Seek that which is good, and not that which is evil that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of the hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
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!
LEB
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.
TLB
Be good, flee evil—and live! Then the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will truly be your Helper, as you have claimed he is.
MSG
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.
MEV
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; then the Lord, the God of Hosts, will truly be with you, as you claim.
NOG
Search for good instead of evil so that you may live. Then Yahweh Elohe Tsebaoth will be with you, as you have said.
NABRE
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; Then truly the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim.
NASB
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!
NASB1995
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!
NCB
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim he is.
NCV
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.
NET
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.
NIRV
Look to what is good, not to what is evil. Then you will live. And the Lord God who rules over all will be with you, just as you say he is.
NIV
Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.
NIVUK
Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.
NKJV
Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken.
NLV
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.
NLT
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.
NRSVA
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.
NRSVACE
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.
NRSVCE
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.
NRSVUE
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.
OJB
Seek tov, and not rah, that ye may live; and so Hashem Elohei Tzva’os shall be with you, just as ye say He is.
RGT
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live. And the LORD God of Hosts shall be with you, as you have spoken.
RSV
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.
RSVCE
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.
TLV
Seek good and not evil, so you may live, and so Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot may be with you —just as you said!
VOICE
Search for good and not for evil so that you may live; That way the Eternal God, the Commander of heavenly armies, will be at your side, as you yourselves have even said.
WEB
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.
WYC
Seek ye good, and not evil, (so) that ye live, and the Lord God of hosts shall be with you, as ye said (that he is).
YLT
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as ye said.
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