Amos 5:15

Amos 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
• New International Version (NIV)Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Context of Amos 5:15

13Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time. 14Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the Lord God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. 16Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, “There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation. 17And in all the vineyards there is wailing, Because I will pass through the midst of you,” says the Lord.

Amos 5:15 word by word

שִׂנְאוּ־רָע֙ וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ ט֔וֹב וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ בַשַּׁ֖עַר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אוּלַ֗י יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁאֵרִ֥ית יוֹסֵֽף׃ סRead the interlinear

• Hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• And establishיָצַגyâtsag · to setH3322
• justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• Perhapsאוּלַי'ûlay 'ûlay · perhapsH194
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• May be graciousחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130

Cross-references for Amos 5:15

• Psalms 34:14Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
• Psalms 36:4He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.
• Psalms 37:27Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever.
• Psalms 97:10Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
• Psalms 119:104From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
• Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
• Romans 7:15For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.
• Romans 8:7because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;
• Amos 5:10They hate him who reproves in the gate, And they abhor him who speaks with integrity.
• Amos 6:12Do horses run on rocks? Or does one plow them with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
• 2 Chronicles 19:6He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment.
• Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
• Jeremiah 7:5For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor,
• Exodus 32:30On the next day Moses said to the people, “You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the Lord, perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

Commentaries on Amos 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Hate the evil, and love the good - What ruins you, avoid; what helps you, cleave to. And as a proof that you take this advice, purify the seats of justice, and then expect God to be gracious to the remnant of Joseph - to the posterity of the ten tribes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Hate the evil and love the good - Man will not cease wholly to “seek evil,” unless he “hate” it; nor will he “seek good,” unless he “love” it. Jerome: “He hateth evil,‘ who not only is not overcome by pleasure, but hates its deeds; and he loveth good,‘ who, not unwillingly or of necessity or from fear, doth what is good, but because it is good.” Dionysius: “Evil of sin must be hated, in and for itself; the sinner must not be hated in himself, but only the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-17Verses 7-17 The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times will not bear plain dealing; that is, evil men will not. And these men were evil men indeed, when wise and good men thought it in vain even to speak to them. Those who will seek and love that which is good, may help to save the land from ruin. It…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15the remnant of Joseph: The phrase the remnant of Joseph comes from the Hebrew text to refer to the northern kingdom. They remained God's people despite their rebellion and idol worship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Hate ... evil ... love ... good--(Is 1:16, 17; Ro 12:9). judgment in the gate--justice in the place where causes are tried. it may be that the Lord ... will be gracious--so, "peradventure" (Ex 32:30). Not that men are to come to God with an uncertainty whether or no He will be gracious: the expression merely implies the difficulty in the way, because of the want of true repentance on man's part, so as to stimulate the zealous earnestness of believers…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Amos 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings