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Amos 5:14

Seek tov, and not rah, 1 that ye may live; 1 and so Hashem Elohei Tzva'os shall be with you, 1 just as ye say He is. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13Therefore the maskil (prudent) shall keep silence in such times; 1 for it is an evil time. 1

15Hate the rah, and love the tov, 1 and establish mishpat in the sha'ar; 1 it may be that Hashem Elohei Tzava'os 1 will be gracious unto the she'erit Yosef.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:23The sar bais hasohar looked not to anything that was under his [Yosefʼs] yad; because Hashem was with him, and that which he did, Hashem made it to prosper.

Numbers 16:3And they gathered themselves together against Moshe and against Aharon, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing Kol HaEdah are Kedoshim, every one of them, and Hashem is among them; why then lift ye up yourselves above the Kehal Hashem?

1 Chronicles 28:20And Dovid said to Sh'lomo bno, Chazak! Ve'emetz! (Be strong and take courage!) And do it; fear not, nor be discouraged; for Hashem Elohim, even Elohai, will be with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the Avodas Bais Hashem.

Psalms 34:12Come, ye banim, pay heed unto me; 1 I will teach you the fear of Hashem. 1

Psalms 46:11Be still, and know that I am Elohim: 1 I will be exalted among the Goyim, 1 I will be exalted in ha'aretz. 1

Proverbs 11:27He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon, 1 but he that seeketh ra'ah, it shall come unto him. 1

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16

God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →

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