Amos 5:24
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
In context
22 Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.
23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24 But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
25 Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
26 You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves.
Amos 5:24 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
- KJV King James Version
- But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
- WEB World English Bible
- But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.
- DBY Darby Translation
- but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.