Amos 5:24

NETBible

Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.

NIV ©

But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!

NASB ©

"But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

NLT ©

Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry.

MSG ©

Do you know what I want? I want justice--oceans of it. I want fairness--rivers of it. That's what I want. That's [all] I want.

BBE ©

But let the right go rolling on like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

NRSV ©

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream.

NKJV ©

But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream.


KJV
But let judgment
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run down
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as waters
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and righteousness
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as a mighty
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stream
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{run: Heb. roll}
NASB ©

"But let justice
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roll
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down
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like waters
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And righteousness
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like an ever-flowing
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stream
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.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
kulisyhsetai {V-FPI-3S} wv
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CONJ
udwr
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N-NSN
krima
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N-NSN
kai
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CONJ
dikaiosunh
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N-NSF
wv
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CONJ
ceimarrouv {A-NSM} abatov {A-NSM}
NET [draft] ITL
Justice
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must flow
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like torrents of water
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, righteous
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actions like a stream
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that never dries up
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.
HEBREW
Ntya
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lxnk
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hqduw
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jpsm
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Mymk
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lgyw (5:24)
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NETBible

Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.

NET Notes

tn Traditionally, “righteousness.”