Amos 5:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
Amos 5:24 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Amos 5:246 words
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Carlos RiveraNote2mo agoLet Justice Roll Down Like Waters
Amos speaks for God: 'I hate, I despise your religious feasts and cannot stand your assemblies. But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.' God is saying: I don't...
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Mary PatelNote2mo agoJustice Like a River
Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos is invoking a vision of justice so powerful, so continuous, that it's like water that doesn't stop flowing.
The poetr...
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Alice MorganNote1mo agoThe light of the world - Amos 5
Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal. God is faithful in every circumstance. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. This is one of those passages t...
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Adam SmithNote1mo agoLessons in obedience - Amos 5
God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today...
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